A Silly Book Game - Part 7

Easy Rules*:
Take the book you're reading.
Find a quote which answers the question in the post above yours.
Tell us what book you are quoting.
Find another quote from the same book (a question this time) for the next poster to answer.

*Newbies welcome!

Next post is continued from previous thread.

"No, not this year."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

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

"Do you think we could have a cup of tea?"

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed lynne truss

"Is somebody using an electric saw in there?"

..."Johannes von Kempen, a brilliant cellist best known for his interpretation of German music..."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

"Did you hear what he just said?"

"Warfare is not for you, child. Lend yourself to sighs of longing and the marriage bed. Let Ares and Athena deal with war"

The Iliad by Homer

"Speak: don't stand there silent; what do you want?"

"I need you to fetch someone in from Witney."

The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

"Would you like me to take him back to Balliol with me?"

"Fine. You do what you want."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

"So did you enjoy yourself up in Santa Barbara?"

"I liked to spend the end of the day on the beach, watching the sun go down with the little cats for company."

The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear - Walter Moers

"What if I land in a sea of boiling tar or the jaws of a dinosaur?"

"Not only is that a cliche, you're a lotus-eating hedonist."

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

"Tell me: what is the one thing in the world that you'd be overjoyed to have, right now, even if you were to die in the middle of experiencing it?"

"One little kiss. A kiss. Just a kiss, dear little Fraulien. A kiss."

Bliss and other stories by Katherine Mansfield

"But what has become of your beautiful piano?"

"It broke."

Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst

"Can you imagine having a dead person buried in your house?"

"Sure. Why not? A rabbit needs all the roughage it can get."

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed by lynne truss

"Is the bunny safely indoors?"

"The fanged rabbit of Hesse is a greedy carnivore, sir."

The Secret Wedding by Jo Beverly

"They kill lambs?"

Don't you hate it when you are reading a book that hasn't any questions? :(

"Actually, I did," Tom said. "When I want to see someone waddle in a tuxedo, I go to a French restaurant."

Cell by Stephen King

"Vut kind of artist are you?"

"When I was sixteen I soloed with the Seattle Symphony..."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

"What about you, mister?"

"I'm in Keyes' office, sitting at his desk."

Curtains for Three by Rex Stout

"What are you talking about?'

"The gopher she'd killed as a child, the man she'd driven away as an adult."

Yellowknife by Steve Zipp

"Is this about the panties?"

"No doubt about it."

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"What exactly shall I feed him?"

"I like American food sometimes..."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

"How come the fork is so small?..."

"We should all go and live in Brussels, I bet they don't give a damn about rules and regulations over there."
Death of a Village by M. C. Beaton
"Is anyone dead, or hurt or burgled?"

"The blows crushed Mr. Okakura's skull and broke his neck, and he died several hours later in a hospital."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

"Can you tell us what it means?"

"I don't know, quite."

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

"Why did you tell Ian I wasn't to be allowed to see Mr. Brown?"

"You are drunk with fire and full of bitterness."

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

"What is that symbol at the bottom?"

"The V mark on the apple's red peel..."

Tongue: A Novel by Kyung-Ran Jo

"is it that I want to continue thinking that an apple isn't just an apple, that it's a secret sign only I can see?"

"It's not nonsense, it's Welsh."

Fool by Christopher Moore

"Is loyalty a virtue when paid to virtue's stranger?"

"I had no idea you were such a cynic, Joe."

Then We Came To The End - Joshua Ferris

"What do you mean," he said, "what did I mean by it?"

"Ordinarily I'd say you're nuts, but the man screamed something before he jumped."

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

"Why are you in my business?"

"I can always go to the Towers of Silence and let the vultures eat me up, if that will make you happy."

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"Will you find wives for them also, when they are old enough?"

"All I'm here to do is find work."

Tongue: A Novel - Kyung-Ran Jo

"So I can start tomorrow, right?"

"Fine. As I said, I am a reasonable person."

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"Are the strings really made of cat intestines?"

"Bird," he said. "Or fox, I should say."

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

"Bones... What kind of animal are those from??"

"It's only rats. Please don't worry."

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"Are you ever nervous about cycling in this traffic?"

"I don't know whether I should say this..."

Tongue: A Novel - Kyung-Ran Jo

"Do you want to go for a walk?"

"He whipped through the red light and turned toward the cafe."

The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry

"Aren't there people there?"

"Crooks, all of them."

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"How will he work if you break his bones?"

No one spoke for a moment, but smoke continued to plume through the air.

Death on the Diagonal by Nero Blanc

"But you are protecting someone, aren't you?"

"It's all right, don't worry, I am the nightwatchman and...."

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"What's this about ration cards?"

By four, his stomach felt painful and empty.

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"Got anything to stop this coffin?"

"Of course. It's my duty."

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"Are you sure sixty will be enough?"

Were people looking at him as if they should have been invited. Couldn't a man have a few friends over without asking the whole blasted town?

At Home In Mitford by Jan Karon

'How does jogging compare to working up a sermon?

"That I cannot say. You understand?"

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

"How would you know they are his bones?"

We didn't...on the way here we heard about the situation, and we decided we'd better get you away.

Jubilee Trail by Gwen Bristow

"Can't I pour you some wine?"

"Nae,nae." He waved away the idea as if it were an annoying fly.

A Question of Guilt by Julianne Lee

"May I ask to what purpose?"

"Justice," cried another knight, and several other conclave members agreed.

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

"And what did they teach you at the abbey?"

"Language exists between people and also between a person and a dog. Paulie's the one who taught me that..."

Tongue: A Novel - Kyung-Ran Jo

"Have you bothered to ask me how I've been doing since you got here?"

It was a request only, but still it threw her into a panic that was hard to conceal.

An Arranged Marriage by jo beverley

"Are you drunk?"

He laughed. "Certainly not!"

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"Was there too much mail for the box today?"

"It need not concern you."

Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

"Do you know anyone suitable?"

"Ah," said Locke. "Well if I had to choose, I'd be inclined to favour the boy. Call me an optimist"

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

"Fine day for a bit of sport, ain't it?"

"We're big on sports in Cedar Cove. Friday nights in the fall, half the town shows up for the high school football games."

16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber

"Am I overdressed?"

"She looked charming in a black frock with touches of white at the throat and wrists, and if she had put her hair up in haste at least the ordered waves showed no sign of it."

Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer

"What's our next move?"

"I think you will have to disappear."

An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverley

"What precisely do you plan to do with me?"

'we'll put your head under the blanket.'

hogfather by terry pratchett

'have you got any idea how to get back home?

"We're only a ferry ride away from Seattle..."

16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber

"Is something on your mind?"

'hearing her say this. . .i started dreaming of Caucasian mountains over which Tartars galloped upside down on long-tailed ponies, shouting horribly, wild mares with their koumiss foaming into green pitchers, sledges and droshkys speeding over the steppes fraught with fur-capped men and circassian slaves and pursued by wolves, who, every mile or so, were thrown a circassian slave to delay them, but, never having enough, took up the chase again, till at last they had devoured all the circassian slaves, the horses and the fur-capped men.'

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

"'how did you escape from the haarem?(sic)'"

"I've had opportunity aplenty to study men and how they move."

Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens

"Do you mean you won't give me away?"

#57 aviddiva, your response had me whooping out loud. brilliant!

"Oh, not to worry. I won't mention how you went with me that first time either."

16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber

"Are you attracted to him?"

"'certainly not,' said aunt dot."

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

'listen now; do you hear singing?'

"As she reached her car, Grace heard sixties rock-and-roll and sang along with an old Diana Ross hit."

16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber

"Where would he have gotten that kind of money?"

"And from what I've heard of him a ruthless piece of blackmail like that would have been just about his mark."

Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer

"Dear me, what can have brought my dear Aunt Gertrude here, I wonder?"

"He looked extremely smug as he pocketed his fifty cents."

Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard

"Is it possible for men to have PMS?"

"Why not", Segei said over his tenth mug of high-test tea, the first five of which had cooled while he was waiting for her,...

Powers of Detection bu Dana Stabenow

What's that? You, stop there. Who are you?

"Impromptu employer courtesy visit," Parlabane said. "See, the trust really does care."

Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre

"That what torpedoed the marriage?"

"What this and what that?"

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"You know what witches do t'back-talking' young uns?"

"I'm willing to try anything short of amputation. Maybe that too..."

Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins

"Why were you hiding in the tub?"

"I need to check if the water in the ofuro is hot enough...."

The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama

"What's in there?"

There were dead men.

The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee

Was it his imagination?

"George checked, but there was no vestige of life left in the huddled form."

Captain Jack's Woman" by Stephanie Laurens

As he reached for the gun, hanging from her limp fingers, he swore softly. "What the hell am I to do with you?"

"I don't know."

Disguise for Murder by Rex Stout

"You don't?"

She considered the implications and swallowed.

Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens

"If you've got the man, what's the problem?"

"I doubt he'll be coming back. He was murdered yesterday."

Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins

" What's a difficult task?"

>75 aviddiva: aviddiva...I had to chime in too on your response! whoohoo! Had me rolling...LOL...sorry, my mind hit the gutter on that one!!

Just wanted to let you know that the sleepy life you insist I'm living is entirely a product of your 18th century romanticism, in two short days, I have run eight miles, washed an exceedingly filthy and enormous dog, counseled a woman in love with the postman, washed tho grocery sacks full of collard greens, begun next Sunday's sermon outline, prayed with the sick at our little hospital, read the entire lot of Wordworth's evening voluntaries, (which I heartily recommend to you, my friend), attended a vestry meeting about the building site of our new nursing home, personally registered a fifth grader in school and worked a bucket of bat droppings into my floribunda beds.

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"Why wash the lunch dishes if you are going to use them for supper?"

'it's in the blood. i probably can't help it.'

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

'who are the people who say they have seen them?'

" 'Saints and angels and martyrs and holy men,' " ...

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

"Why aren't you in school?"

most excellent, avidmom!

'i stayed behind to look after the tent and the jeep till they came back, and that is one of the troubles about tents, they cannot be left alone and locked up. . .'

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

"'is it a merit to love where one happens to live, or to have been born?'"

"The wedding of Jonathon, Lord Hendon and Miss Catherine Cranmer was the highlight of the year in that part of Norfolk."

Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens

"Who knew what lay in store -- for her, for him?"

"'my mother,' halide said, 'is a great bore. my father too is a bore."

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

what did she keep in her wallet?

"A simple tube of toothpaste."

Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer

'By the way, are you going to marry me or not?"

"Tom, when it comes to marriage, my heart, and my safety, I might very well doubt a saint."

Plain Jane by Laurien Gardner

"Do we hunt, gentlemen? Or do we stand about talking?"

>84 mirrordrum: Excellent, mirrordrum! You are making me want to reread The Towers of Trebizond, too!

#87 yes, it is a wonder. i'm glad you like it too. this is the only place i've ever found anyone else who's read it.

The order was beyond him; he'd leave that in the hands of the gods.

Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens

"What did you tell him?"

"i said 'my aunt hob-nobbs with everyone. father chantry-pigg is probably trying to convert the police to the church of England. or it maybe be entirely the police who are doing the hob-nobbing, which is usually the way round it is in any country.'"

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

"'tell me, laurie, do you really? believe it, i mean? it seems so fantastic.'"

He read it over and over again in newspaper and magazine articles, which Kenji and Mika would tease him about relentlessly.

The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama

" 'How does it feel to be a champion?' " she asked.

"It is a name that commands, it inspires respect and demands attention."

The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan

"What is it that you want?"

"When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library."

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

'"Did Charlotte dine with you?''

"Shhh!" She glanced over her shoulder, "Someone might hear you."

Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins

"Why did she threaten you?"

"'you never know,' i said, 'do you.'"

the towers of trebizond by rose Macaulay

"'did they then know they would not be coming back to us?'"

"God only knows how they'll react when they learn they've been doing their bit for Mother England."

Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens

"However will they get along without us, now that we've all sold out?"

"If you'll allow me, we'll go over my notes one by one......."

The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon

"So, now, what do you think, just between you and me? Anarchists - right?

Isaid,"For now.I might change my mind."

The Sun ,the Moon ,and the Starsby Stephen Brust

"How can you paint if you don't dance?"

"Geniuses sometimes have to work under terrible conditions."

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James

"Can you work Teddy into the picture?"

#101 DANG you're good! ;)

i be green wiv envy.

"he said it happened continually everywhere, in the streets and in the fields and on the beaches and at the Judgment Day God would say, 'you thought no one saw you that day on the beach, but i saw you. i took a picture of you.'"

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

"'and when it ends, what then? it will end; such things always end. what then? shall you come back, when it is taken out of your hands and it will cost you nothing?'"

"Perhaps after the season. We can retire to the country."

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James

"Why are you letting me win?"

>102 mirrordrum: Aw, shucks. *hangs head modestly* I love this game, and there are lots of wonderful players on this thread! (I have to say, too, that romance novels are particularly good sources for coming up with suggestive responses to almost any query!)

"your mood has been gentle,brutal,charming or noble.The stones you have erected tell me so."(quoting Le Corbusier"

the Sun, the Moon ,and the Stars

"When we started,we said, 'no compromises,' right?"

You either run or that's it.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Jesus Christ, one of them said, jumping to his feet, what the hell is wrong with you?

"I've been trying a new remedy for headache, to be massaged into the scalp. Apparently it turns fair hair blue."

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

"Does the King wish anything else of me?"

'delicious wines and fruits, fine-flavored grapes, cherries red as woman's lips, apples called Sinope, figs called something else which are the sweetest in the world, purple oranges, pomegranates and olives, and as for flowers, there is a ruby-coloured pink peculiar to this place, each blossom like a red rose and perfumes the brain with the sweetest scent.'

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

"'where can i put my camel?'"

"Miggery's Traveling Circus," she said with a shudder.

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James

"This is a most unexpected pleasure, and yet I must ask... why are you paying me a visit?"

"he said, 'please excuse my butting in; i know it looks like bad manners but you'd better clear out of this place very quickly, don't you know.'

'what the hell do you mean?' i said.

he said, 'i don't mean it in any impertinent way, but you must realize that Loder's never forgiven you, and i'm afraid he means to make you into a hatstand or an electric-light fitting, or something of that sort.'"

lord peter by dorothy l. sayers

from the abominable history of the man with the copper fingers

"'what happened to the couch?' inquired smith-hartington presently."

"I saw a naked woman lying on a couch with her black maid standing behind her..."

French Lessons - Alice Kaplan

"What color is the couch?"

----------------------------
By the way, this is a real painting by Manet called Olympia.

" 'It's so ... black!'" said Ford Prefect. " 'You can hardly make out its shape ... light just seems to fall into it!'"

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'How can I tell?'" said the man.

"She stared at herself in the mirror again."

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James

"What do you wish you were wearing?"

"...a black lace nightgown..."

French Lessons - Alice Kaplan

"Who are you hanging out with?"

I was out with some of the crowd at the Midnight Revels the other night.

Carry On , Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (from The Aunt and the Sluggard)

"What is it?" I said. "What on earth's the matter?"

"They could have helped us rescue Grandpa but they blew us off."

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

"No, I mean what if he keeps ferocious creatures in there?"

I will answer only in the presence of my attorney. Meantime, I formally protest at the legality of this proceeding.

The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon

You talk and you talk, but what exactly are you doing?

Until I read the "Figaro" that morning and saw the announcement, I had been enjoying myself.

Stone's Fall Iain Pears

#119 whoops, baroque, you forgot to include a question for us to answer. i keep doing that too. if you're confused, go back to the message #1 rules by squeakychu. thanks.

i went ahead and found a question from stone's fall that i hope is acceptable as i didn't know when we might get a response from baroquemusic and i wanted to go on playing. i hope you'll forgive my impetuosity. i shall not answer the question myself.

here's the question from stone's fall:

“Why did you come to the funeral?”

Thanks, mirrordrum. It's so hard to tell who's still around.

"I feel responsible."

An Affair before Christmas by Eloisa James

"Your Grace, why?"

"'in my youth,' said Wimsey meditatively,'they used to make me read the Bible.'"

lord peter by dorothy l. sayers

from the short story the vindictive story of the footsteps that ran

'the bowl--visualize it--what was wrong?'

"It's cool looking, like Frankenstein's castle."

Story Time by Edward Bloor

"What will I be getting in return?"

"He dug into his cumberband and flipped her three gold mohurs, the coins arcing through the air."

The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan

"Remember, she is just a woman, and what can one woman do?"

"once they met a lioness who stood in the path and waved her tail. 'the wives all ran away,' said aunt dot. 'nice little women, but they ran away. i stayed and stared back, and presently the creature slid off. then i ran away.'"

the towers of trebizond by rose macaulay

"'then do you feel they may be spying for us?'"

Nobody could help seeing into gardens from back windows: the "view" belonged to everybody.

Queen Lucia by E F Benson

Why, in the name of wonder, should that Christian Scientist be walking with the draped and turbaned figure of a man with a tropical complexion and a black beard?

"I can't imagine."

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"I mean, how long does she have?'

'even the last of its ill-dressed, ill-favoured women has withered away from Mon Souci, with her inbred, exaggerated features and white gloves.'

from the short story the bibulous business of a matter of taste in the volume lord peter by dorothy l. sayers

"'is it necessary to prolong this farce any longer?'"

"Yes, because it's worth about one-point-five million U.S. if I recall."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"What kind of a name is that?"

"Cause when I am born I was all sickly and puny-like."

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

What's the matter with your mama?"

"She hasn't been well for some time. Dementia you know."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Whom does the Grail serve?"

"He is known all over the town," said Mma Makutsi laughing; "he is the best known messenger. Like Superman."

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith

"You noticed?"

"I'm afraid so. Anyone who wears a green suit like that deserves to languish in a dungeon forever."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Is that new perfume?"

"That's eggplant, which is "aubergine" in French and also British English."

French Lessons - Alice Kaplan

"Aren't you speaking in the accent of Marseilles?"

message 138...Good answer Squeaky lol

"I thought Trevor was from Glasgow."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"What deities did these people believe in?"

Mma Ramostowe had, in fact, thought about this but had reached no conclusion.

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith

"And why would a lion prefer to eat me rather than you Rra? Why should that be?"

His smile made her feel rather peculiar, so she retired to her bedchamber.

An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James

"This is about my mother, isn't it?"

"'that matter was cleared up by a statement from mr. driscoll, who appears to be a blundering ass.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

"will you have some beer?"

"Hurts to swallow"

The Strain by Guillermo del Toro

"How did you kill the one who attacked you?"

"Damn it, all I did was to come here to get you," Chase snapped.

Brave the Wild Wind by Johanna Lindsey

"Are you ready to behave now?"

'Her hand had flown out and smashed him in the face, so hard and so fast that she'd pushed the bones of his nose into his brain."

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

"And what exactly is the purpose of all these men, Uncle?"

They were more drought resistant and gave more milk than our cows.

Facing the Lion by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

"Can I have some tea?"

I certainly hope so.

The Wizards Daughter by Barbara Michaels

"Did you see her? Is she safe?"

"'i couldn't say. i don't know how hard you are to satisfy.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'where do we stand, anyway?'

On a small obscure world somewhere in the middle of nowhere in particular - nowhere, that is, that could ever be found ...

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Do they live in caves?' "

"I directed the butler otherwise in my letters."

An Affair at Christmas by Eloisa James

"Where's your wife?"

Suddenly a door opened and a figure stepped out in front of him.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Hey,'" he said, " 'is that really a piece of fairy cake?' "

"wolfe glared. 'i am not in a mood for buffoonery!'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'did a cat come in here?'

The ruler of the Universe dozed lightly in his chair.

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Where are the other two?'" he said suddenly.

"'at two minutes after six, miss lovchen and miss tormic were upstairs giving fencing lessons. . .'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'what's that thing she's wearing?'

#157 hey avidmom--your answer to the question just registered--sometimes i'm a wee bit slow-- and ain't it the truth! wonderful.

"Women have been dressing to entice men ever since Eve fashioned her first fig leaf. Adam was probably irritable after that business with the apple, so Eve would have done her best with some leaves and string."

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"What if he decided that she really was nothing more than a dried-up apple?

"Even so. The first point is to know one's own mind. Once sure of that - and where women are concerned it is not easy - the next is to act upon the decision. I have endeavoured to do both, and here I am"

The Last of the Mohicans by J. Fenimore Cooper

"You were then, witnesses of all that passed?"

"I was," I said, "but I don't axe people, if that is what you are implying."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Did you find anything in that desk thing?"

"There were ten documents, all in German."

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

"(Why was I telling her all this?)"

"'under certain conditions--i mean, a man is apt to tell a girl things if the conditions are such that he feels like it.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'do you know anything about fencing?'

With every swipe I got a little more battered and bruised

the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Now why don't we find a bed you like, huh?

#159. Thank you, mirrordrum : )

"'bravo! it's wonderful how your mind works.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'and what was the object?'

"What you want, old man" I said, "is a policeman's helmet."

Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

"Are you a friend of the prisoner?" asked the beak.

"'yes. didn't i say it's hush-hush? it's exactly the kind of thing that makes my guts turn over. i'm a cop.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'what else can i do for you?'

"Finish your bath, Mama, and then come out and play!"

The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan

"Bapa" she said, "Did you hear what happened at the hunt?"

"He gave a dismissive wave of his hand. 'I'm sure it wasn't your fault,' he said."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Aren't you being a little ghoulish, darling?"

"I don't think so."

At Home at Mitford by Jan Karon

"What are the questions you want answered?"

"Clive opened his mouth to speak, but I gave him a look that should have turned him into stone."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"What were you doing in the shop?"

"'i weel explain. . .to zee propaire officaire. . .'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'anyone in the front room?'

"It started there...and it ended with Isidore alone in a bedchamber that night."

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

Did he suddenly remember that they'd never met?

He wished he had someone in the house to talk to about this disturbing turn of events.

At Home at Mitford by Jan Karon

"Puked, did he?"

Isidore watched his lips touch her glove and felt herself shiver.

When The Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"Is he unacceptable?"

Zaphod tried to size the man up.

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Shall I tell you their story?'" inquired the voice quietly.

"I don't know. The startling revelation, perhaps."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Is that a golf course I'm looking at?"

Arthur turned to Ford - he hadn't quite got this place worked out in his mind.

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" ... Hey, but who knows where I am?"

"she shook herself, more of a spasm than a shake, and the ice cube emerged from under the hem of the gown to the floor. she goggled around at us, perceived a chair, and sank into it.

'what--what--' she stammered.

'wrong line,' i told her. 'say,"where am i?'"

over my dead body by rex stout

"and what,' he demanded resentfully, 'would you suggest we do with her?'"

"What's eating him, I wonder?" Clive asked. "Maybe he's having a fight with his girlfriend. Attractive one, that. What's her name? Balsam or something?"

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"But how do you and Lester know each other?"

"The faithful virgin put him off with soft words, and escaping into another room, climbed out the window and fled toward the church."

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

"Well, well, did I say you had no faith?"

"Yes, but don't worry about it."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"He glared at me. 'What is that supposed to mean, young woman?'"

"I hate concealment," she said. "I found yards and yards of muslin and a pair of Amadeo's eyebrows in that woman's bedroom the very day she went away."

Queen Lucia by E F Benson

"You haven't got a copy of Todd's News, have you?"

"I remember no one. The past is a fiction to account for ..."

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"But don't you understand people live or die on your word?"

'with her face covered with her hands, she shook her head, moaned, and muttered something not even as intelligible as gribblezook.'

over my dead body by rex stout

'don't you understand serbo-croat?'

#186 abbottthomas what a brilliant choice for this game. with lucia, georgino, daisy quantock and the goings on in riseholme you shall never want for apposite drollery.

lovely to see her here. makes me smile.

"I think he probably wants you to Scrabble with him again,' said Ford. "He's pointing at the letters."

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"What are you trying to tell us?" he shouted. "What's it supposed to mean?"

"You're my bally-something.... Just tell me what to do, capo."

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"Can you run in those?"

Oops, too late, but it still sort of works!

Their track suits were now all dirty and even torn, but they all had immaculately styled hair.

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

They couldn't be interested in botany all of a sudden could they?

"wolfe looked up at the wall clock and said, 'ten minutes to four. i'll have to leave you pretty soon to go up to my plants.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

'does that shove you off onto a siding?'

" 'Ah, that I don't know about. It sounds like something from the book.' "

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'What book?'"

"Many of the famous Viking sagas were written there, in the Heimskringla, the history of the kings of Norway, also Icelandic, not from Norway."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"What exactly are you expecting me to do about these problems of yours?"

" 'You don't have to pretend to be interested in me you know,' " said Marvin at last. " 'I know perfectly well I'm only a menial robot.' "

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Okay, okay,' 'said Zaphod, " 'but where are you?'"

"You see we have reached their settlement, or encampment," whispered the young man; "and here is one of the savages himself in a very embarrassing position for our further movements."

The Last of the Mohicans by J. Fenimore Cooper

"Welcome!" one at length uttered; "has my friend found the moose?"

"Try the rushes to the south of the lake."

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

"Are you the better fighter?"

"Better than snuff, I suppose"

At Home at Mitford by Jan Karon

"Four hundred eighty-six dollars and seventy-eight cents?"

" 'Wow," he said, " 'what sort of drinks do you serve in this place?'"

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'You mean this isn't the afterlife?'" said Arthur.

avidmom...good answer lol.

callmejacx - Glad it gave you a chuckle! :D

More than a chuckle avidmom

"No more." He had snapped.

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"When do you think the wedding might be?"

#200 avidmom, i loved your answer too. :)

"'i have an inner conviction that when the full moon comes i'll be standing right here in this office asking you formally for the hand of your daughter in marriage.'"

over my dead body by rex stout

"'what's that thing she's wearing? a dress?'"

"No debutante could wear that gown," Jemma said.

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"So who forced you to come here?"

"Oh, if I could but tell you."

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

"Who carried the wine?"

"The desperate."

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"So who is working at Revels house now?"

" 'Zaphod Beeblebrox the Fourth. Concentrate!' "

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe

What, she thought, was there to say?

"I spent all these years avoiding kisses because I was told they led to nothing good," she managed, pulling herself together.

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

""Are you trying to distract me?"

" 'I've slowed down time for a moment," he said, "just for a moment you understand. I would hate you to miss all I have to say.' "

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'I mean what exactly are you doing with your life?' "

I love this game! Everyone is so clever with their replies and questions. Bravo!

"Ah, you worry too much. No one can take away my right to the throne after my father."

The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan

"How does my face look today?"

"Pretty good..."

The Longest Trip Home - John Grogan

"Didn't anyone feed you today?"

"'why don't you come for lunch?'"

introducing c.b. greenfield by lucille kallen

"'don't you find your ignorance alarming?'"

"It's because we're beginners."

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"What were you expecting?"

"'bright, snappy and to the point.'"

introducing c. b. greenfield by lucille kallen

'what's your rush?'

"It will take me at least three hours to prepare for the king's festivities tonight."

When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James

"So who forced you to come here?"

" 'Who cares,'" said Zaphod; " 'we go where we go.'"

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'But what's he doing here?'"

Romek is working as usual.

The Diary of Mary Berg by Mary Berg

Perhaps that is the way it should be?

"Both men and women partake of the same human nature, Huw."

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

"Would you say everyone here holds by it?"

" 'It's printed in the Earthman's brainwave patterns,'" continued Marvin, " 'but I don't suppose you'll be very interested in knowing that.'"

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"You mean," said Arthur, " 'you mean you can see into my mind?'"

"Great," I thought. "It's possible I'm in a car on a relatively untraveled road with a delusional and possibly seriously disturbed person."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"You don't believe me, do you?

" 'In an infinite Universe anything can happen,' " said Ford.

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Why can't people just learn to live together in peace and harmony?' " said Arthur.

"She had believed that all her adult life, but after this betrayal, she wondered if it was just a myth."

Find Me A Villain by Margaret Yorke

"How could I ever trust him again?"

"he looked at me with bottomless sorrow. 'i don't mind your being acerbic, or even sardonic. but don't be petty.'"

introducing c.b. greenfield by lucille kallen

"what *do* you know?"

just FYI, i don't use caps properly not b/c i'm lazy but b/c i have severe manual impairments and regular shifting is prohibitive. i realized i'd not explained before and thought i ought.

#225...chinquapin...too funny

"For one thing, telling a lie is like eating peanuts. One leads to another. In no time at all, you've gone through a bad full."

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"Now, why don't you do something about that cowlick before company comes?"

Elijah sighed. He wore his hair extremely short to accommodate a wig, and he had to admit after so many years he hardly noticed it anymore. He popped it on his head and accepted a walking stick.

This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James

"Just where are we going?"

# 233...aviddiva...good responce.

#233 aviddiva, you're dis*gus*tingly good at this. i bow to you.

love it.

"". . .someday,' she said, 'great Birnam Wood to High Dunsinane will come and there won't be enough shrinks around to cope with it.'"

introducing c. b. greenfield by lucille kallen

"'musicians in the family?' i asked."

Their songs are on the whole very simple and mostly follow the theme of boy-being meets girl-being beneath a silvery moon, which then explodes for no adequately explored reason.

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'Would you like to see the menu?'" he said.

#237 what a stitch. that sounds like something terry pratchett would write.

i never read that book. wonder how it would play as an audio book. hmmmm.

"greenfield uttered a gently inquisitive sound.

'well it's right here in black and white,' i said."

introducing c. b. greenfield by lucille kallen

"when did i ever win?"

"But I am throwing the match! You win. Surely that makes you just as happy as being blindfolded."

This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James

All of a sudden her laughing friend was gone; his eyes were smoldering. She rushed into speech. "Your problem? What is it?"

"I've been getting these calls." Nina said, trying to keep her voice steady. "Calls with no one there."

Find Me A Villain by Margaret Yorke

"It's a very good thing I'm here, isn't it?"

A murmur or laughter ran through the congregation

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"What's 'at smell?"

" 'Pheromone control,'" he said it was. " 'You just have to know how to generate the right smell.'"

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" It's on the agenda?'" snapped the man whom Ford had interrupted.

"Tomorrow and the next day and the next. For as long as you're with us."

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"Is she still dying?"

"'You'll be amazed how quickly the time goes.'"

introducing c. b. greenfield by lucille kallen

"'protect you? from what?'"

" 'A monstrous creature from the pit of hell with scything teeth ten thousand miles long, breath that would boil oceans, claws that could tear continents from their roots, a thousand eyes that burned like the sun, slavering jaws a million miles across, a monster such as you have never... never ... ever '"

the restaurant at the end of the universe by Douglas Adams

" 'And they made sure they sent you lot off first, did they?'" inquired Arthur.

"Yes," I said. "And I've just found out how nice it is to know there is someone waiting for you outside."

Dead Cert by Dick Francis

"And will they be comin to visit you in England?"

" 'Er, yes,'" said the Captain, " 'yes, it's all part of the plan, I think. there was a terribly good reason for it which I can't quite remember at the moment. It was something to do with ... er ...'"

the Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'So, we're actually going to land in a minute?'" said Arthur.

Twiddy swore under his breath, rowing with all his might and main.

This Duke of Mine by Eloisa James

"How are we going through?"

" '... You will simply take this ship, this Improbablility Drive ship, to where it is needed. You will do it. Don't think you can escape your purpose. ...'"

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'What's it doing?" '

"the plane was buzzing now like a fly caught on a windowpane; the guns kept swatting at it."

the charioteer by mary renault

"'you're staying with me aren't you? you won't go?"'

"I don't really like this house. It's very cold and dark and it smells of old dogs."

The Summer of a Dormouse by John Mortimer

"What will you do while Franco and I are working on the script?"

"Take a night course..."

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

"What is it that interests you?"

'Oh, questions such as "Whither Europe?", "The Future of Africa" and "Third World Debt".'

The Summer of a Dormouse

"Why didn't you leave your baby at home? Are you afraid of burglars?"

"'don't insult my intelligence,' said ralph shortly.

the charioteer by mary renault

"he sounds very strong-minded. is he doing well?"

"he has the wherewithal to buy pretty much anything he fancies, having been hugely successful defending some pretty unsavory characters."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Are we ready to be impressed?"

A large vision screen above the console winked into life revealing a wide starscape and a single very large sun dead ahead of them.

the Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'But what about the End of the Universe?

"here, for the present, we shall take our
leave of one party."

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Come, now, what do you want?

"It's Heather! He must take care of Heather."

Find Me A Villain by Margaret Yorke

"You don't remember?"

It began what she thought was flu, about two years ago.

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"Are you running?"

"No. I'm staying here."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"How could you leave your books out in this weather?"

"'i was in a hurry to get in, that's all. we're a bit of a jittery lot, you know.'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"what are you doing messing about here then?"

"There is magic in this place. I want to find it."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"Why?"

"Because it was almost dark when Elinor was pushed, and by that time, our young suspect claims he was at Oldbury Hill."

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

"How did you get back here?"

"...took the Greyhound bus...And then took a taxi..."

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

"What is that on your chin?"

"Livermush."

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

"What were your parents like?"

"Vikings from Orkney, of good lineage, speaking in Old Norse."

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton

"Was a translator provided?"

"In 1945 his friend Cecilia Benedit de Benedetti gave him an allowance to translate his novel Ferdydurke into Spanish."

The Delighted States by Adam Thirlwell

"So you like it, do you?"

"You've gotten smudges all over it. Now it will have to be polished again."

The Duke by Gaelen Foley

"Pray did you resort to witchcraft or was it merely bribery?"

" 'Put your analyst on danger money,'" advised Zaphod.

the Restaurant at the end of the Universe by douglas adams

" '... Are you being strange? ...'

"one has to practice it. have a rest while i make this tea."

the charioteer by mary renault

"'it seems like fate, doesn't it?'"

" '... I don't know what this great thing I'm meant to be doing is, and it looks to me as if I was supposed not to know. And I resent that right?'"

The restaurant at the end of the universe by douglas adams

" '... does it look to you as if it's in very good hands?'"

"If you can put up with our cook's eccentricities..."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"Does Mrs. Quinn brew the ale here, too?"

It was called a Nutri-Matic Drinks Synthesizer, and he had encountered it before.

the Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"' If you have enjoyed the experience of this drink," continued the machine, "why not share it with your friends?'"

"Tequila shots for one and all!"

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

"How about one more bar? One more drink?"

I said without much enthusiasm, "Would you like a glass?"

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

"So - is there anything you can tell me about his milieu?"

"...listend to Handel and MC Solaar, read Flaubert and John Le Carre, went to see Visconti and the latest Die Hard, and ate hamburgers at lunch and sashimi in the evening."

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

"Would you be so good as to send the importunate boors on their way?"

"'yes, Spud, go and get rid of them, will you?'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"how d'you mean, stuck?"

"Think of the ritual as something powerful enough to call up the sun, to set the waves in motion, bring down the moon. If you forget, or willfully abandon any part of it, imagine that the sun will not rise up out of the sea; the sea itself will stop, lie silent and idle as a puddle in the
perpetual black."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"Why must I marry anyone?"

"Okay. Okay. I'll go ...I'm feeling kind of sick anyway." she says, looking queasy.

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

"Springsteen's at the top of my list, too. Ever seen him in concert?"

"'not for years.' he had a dazed feeling of having fallen through a crack in time. 'i expect it's someone different.'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"well, now! who's going to be mother and pour out?"

A silver wolf held the ivory wine cup balanced between its teeth.

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"What happened to him?"

"He be dead, mistress."

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

"What must you do everyday?"

"'gossip?'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"isn't it a bit early?"

"A red-eye please," I said to the young woman.

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Didn't you write a book?"

Scratch any person over sixty, and you have a novel so much better, certainly more interesting than any fiction writer could ever make up.

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

So why try?

"I had thought it looked pretty good, but now, compared to what they were doing, it suddenly didn't look so hot."

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Should I answer quickly, or think about it?"

"At present I will say nothing about it."

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"And what arts did he use to separate them?'

"'don't ask me,' he said. 'i'm just a do-it-yourself amateur.'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"what's the joke?"

" '... Don't ask me. I don't even know why the chicken crossed the road.'"

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

" "Why did she want to know that?'"

"I don't want to talk about it. Go see the supervisor. Counter ten. Next."

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

"I want you to be a gentleman again," she whispered. "Will You do that for me?"

" 'No, I'm very ordinary, ' " said Arthur, ...

The Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" 'What's that?'"

"'Urinary tract infection' I chime enthusiastically."

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

"And how do you treat it?"

"'there, feel that. and when the boy gets pain, first they give him aspirin three times a day and then they order faradism. really, sometimes one despairs.'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"did they tell you anything?"

I am ashamed to say I did not ask.

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

Shall I send the hands to dinner, sir?

I urged Chuck and Roy to eat the food. "Vinay here's paid to eat this stuff. You'd be doing him a favour."

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

"How do you hunt an iguana?" I asked.

"Leave the room. Quickly."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"What will happen to her if I leave?"

"'it's all right,' she said. 'i'll soon get over it.'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"you damned fool, why didn't you have that drink?"

He let out a rebellious snort, but did not argue.

Lord of Fire by Gaelen Foley

"What kind of game are you playing now?"

"After we played a few silly shower games, Annalise opened her presents."

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

"Who is Marcus?"

"I have no idea."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"Still looking for the ghost ship?"

". . .these big ocean-going dhows that come over from Arabia with the monsoon." (the ellipses are in the text)

the charioteer by mary renault

"if he hadn't been drunk, then what was supposed to have happened?"

"To actually pack up and move--well, that's always seemed too much."

Olive Kitteridge

"My God, how can you stand this place?"

"Indeed, Husband you must go where you must..."

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

"Ugh! What is that smell?"

"Our dumpling different," Roy said. "Chinese dumpling soft. We make our dumpling stiff."

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

"Seahorses?"

She would pick them up and show them to visitors. " 'Aren't they the cutest things?'" she would say. " 'Look at those little faces.'"

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

" 'You're kidding me, right?'"

"Not in this, or in anything else."

Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey

"What good is power if you cannot use it as you wish?"

‘Ask Bunter, he’ll know’

Dorothy L. Sayers – Busman’s Honeymoon.

‘Just how naughty and selfish may I be?’

"Just do what you do." I said, getting to my feet.

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

"Sure," Eliza said. "You have anything special in mind?"

‘No – I was just admiring your spine, that’s all.’

Dorothy L. Sayers – Busman’s Honeymoon

‘Dearest! are you sure it’s not the sherry?’

"There's more magic in a tankard of ale than in most of the world, some days."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"Why do you keep going back to it?"

A good man on a good horse can never be caught.

Annie, Between the States by L. M. Elliott

May I kiss the bride?

"'my dear,' he said, 'whyever, on a day like this?'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"you guys still fond of dancing?"

"These country dances can be a bit rough."

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip

"Do you want me to send for Dr. Grantham?"

"after a short interval, laurie said, 'i'm so sorry but i was thinking of taking a bath.'"

the charioteer by mary renault

"what would you do with it if you were me?"

‘Monster,’ said Harriet, ‘do your worst! There are only hip-baths here.’

Dorothy L. Sayers – Busman’s Honeymoon

‘Excellent. But who made the bed?’

"Come in and we'll both guess."

At Home in Mitford By Jan Karon

"Do you want vinegar on your greens?"

"Whoever heard of such a thing?" remarked Mrs. Tremaine as she took a second croissant.

The Serpent's Daughter by Suzanne Arruda

"How am I to know when I am getting a bargain or am being cheated?"

Continued on this thread.