A Silly Book Game - Part 8

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.

Posted by DeltaQueen50
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"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?"

"Oh, sweetie...It's kind of hard to say."

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

"What's the story with the cookie dough?"

"'i'll take it home to the cook,' said beth ellen. 'she has lots of children and grandchildren.'"

the long secret by louise fitzhugh

"what did you write?"

"It was only a few lines."

Dark Summer by Iris Johansen

"What have you brought home this time?"

"Mom, it's happened. That's all."

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

"What'll we have for supper?"

"It was sour and sweet, as pungent as old grapefruit, as persistent as spoiled milk left in an office fridge, canned-fishy, rotten-eggy, bacterial, cadaverous, ubiquitous."

X Saves the World - Jeff Gordinier

"What was the little group?"

"Across the dune marched Mama Jenkins like a behemoth out for food. Norman and Jessie Mae tumbled after her. Magnolia was a dot, struggling."

the long secret by louise fitzhugh

"what did one say to this kind of thing?"

"You say a lady would know how to be gracious to them, but I say anyone with sense wouldn't bother with them to begin with."

The Serpent's Daughter by Suzanne Arruda

"Why do you insist on inflicting these boors on yourself and on me?"

"I must have some entertainment after all."

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

"Seriously, do you not find it amazing?"

"I tried to imagine that resounding battle, and failed."

Storyteller by G R Grove

"Can you give us a tale, to help it pass?"

Here is a story told with bloodshot eyes and hoary stubble on a grim face: "Dude, it was a Dee Dee on speed dial unholy bloodbath. No pork chops, a mid-shift seismic California bumper sticker taco valve explosion, a f***ing parade of drunks brimming with Chud potential and I ran out of boy butter after the second fight in the lobby. Bonus hole city to boot."

Tattoo Machine by Jeff Johnson

Why couldn't I have waited a few weeks so they didn't have to work overtime?

"They're still struggling, aren't they? But they're through and they know it."

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

"Oh, running away? A fugitive from the law, are you?"

I felt the blood rising in my cheeks.

The Longest Ride Home - John Grogan

"What makes you say that?"

"You kill a man, Karate chop and tae kwon do the hell out of another man to put him down, and then you enjoy a nice cheeseburger while you take in the afternoon sun, acting like none of it affects you one little bit. That's what it looks like."

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"What would you consider appropriate behavior, ma'am?"

I held my tongue and stared at the floor.

The Longest Ride Home - John Grogan

"Do you expect me to --?"

"'WHAT?" screamed Harriet. 'oh, well, if they think I'm gonna do anything like that, they're crazy.'"

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"who told you that about any rocks?"

"I've got another story for you. This one's a humdinger."

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"Do you have anything else disgusting for me to research and write about? Sewage? Vermin? The mating habits of beetles?"

I don't want to relate much about the Battle of Gettysburg, Mother.

Annie, Between the States by L. M. Elliott

Have you had any more contact with this Yankee?

"DH's two female friends came over, and one of them spilled her margarita on my new furniture."

The Nest Newlywed Handbook by Carley Roney

Have people never heard of hotels?

"Don't take it personally, Mom."

The Longest Ride Home - John Grogan

"So how was the party last night?"

"It's confidential," he blurted.

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"What if there was some kind of secret club that only a few were invited to join? What would be the purpose of such a club?"

"'NOTHING!' Harriet began to splutter. 'but you can't just lie around being a wife. . . . that's all she wants to do'--she pointed at Beth Ellen--'just lie around all day doing nothing but being a wife.'"

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"what could they mean by that? why would they say that to me?"

"If you've never been in a Dumpster coated with industrial waste while someone stabs you with a piece of sharpened rebar, then you probably wouldn't understand."

Breathers by SG Browne

"But what am I, if not an infant?"

"You're his mother, Rhonda."

Savvy by Ingrid Law

"What if he's dead?"

"'it's that old swan corpse.' said harriet. 'she likes things like that.'"

the long secret by louise fitzhugh

"'look!' said Janie triumphantly, sweeping the skeleton in an arc past Beth Ellen. 'isn't it terrific?'"

She remained unimpressed.

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"Do you have any of your business cards with you?"

"No," I said. "Not for a long, long time."

The Longest Ride Home - John Grogan

"Can we slow down a little?"

"Relax, Grandmas," says Jerry. "I've got it under control."

Breathers by SG Browne

"Well, what am I supposed to do with this?"

"It is called an akoufi. It is where we store the household's grain for making couscous."

The Serpent's Daughter by Suzanne Arruda

"Will you marry again?"

"Not exactly. Not specifically."

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

"Did Chris tell you how we met?"

"You're doing that again. You think I wouldn't notice the change of subject? Remember, we detectives are an observant bunch."

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Why were they all still looking at me?"

"You're supposed to stay on the right side of the line..."

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

"Haven't you been listening?"

She could see their lips moving all right, but she had not put on her hearing aid this morning, and all she could hear was a faint beeping noise ...

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

What did she say?

"I hate this frickin' heat," Gil remarked. "I hate the rain, too."

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"Are we through talking about this yet?"

"patiently she said, 'something must have happened, *Beth*. you didn't just go to the Shark's Tooth and go up in smoke!'"

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"did you ask them to take you there?"

"This man was a stranger. I wondered why I was sitting beside him in the car."

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

"Let's make Wednesday night a date." "D'you like hot music?"

" 'Well, whatever it is, I like it. I don't understand what they are saying but the music is real cheerful and happy, don't you think?'"

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

" 'Why didn't she tell me?'"

"She can't speak."

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

"Did you make that up?"

"'who told you there were rocks? there aren't any rocks. I'll kill 'em. who told you that about any rocks?'"

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"'what's the truth?' asked Harriet avidly.

The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

" What use is your life to anyone?"

"Don't start on that again. Mother. I have a good job. I'm perfectly happy."

The Serpent's Daughter by Suzanne Arruda

"What happened to you?"

"the whole thing was such a shock to Beth Ellen that she fell right off her bike."

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"why did she always wear white?"

"I will neither confirm nor deny a diagnosis of schizophrenia."

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

"What is it like to wear another person's skin?"

"My fresh wounds are suppurating, turning black, and my heart has slowed to less than five beats per minute.It's hard to tell if my flesh is starting to rot because of the overwhelming litter box odor."

Breathers by SG Browne

"How did she taste?"

"Apple."

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"I want the truth. Why are you really going with me?"

"We're survivors, aren't we?" he asked. "Someone once told me that survivors have to look out for one another."

The Painted Man by Peter Brett

"Creator!" Leesha gasped, covering her mouth. "What kind of monster are we travelling with?"

"The rat placed in the tank with the python showed no fear, even while he fought to his death."

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

"Is everything OK?"

"Very well, Kate, I will send Oliver and a page to search the area, but I do not think they will find anything. Now go to Brother Francis."

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

"How do I know that you are not lying to me, Kate?"

"'well,' said harriet and moved to look out the window to give herself time to plot. she was too curious to allow herself to be insulted just yet."

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"after they picked you up off the ground and took you inside, what happened?"

The question made no sense. He was out of his mind, Sophie thought.

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

Had he become delirious?

'''WALLACE!'" screamed Bunny, and running over, he slapped Wallace so hard on the back that Wallace choked."

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"'what was it she told you you oughta stop doing?"

"That's a personal question."

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

"You didn't forget about Jack, did you?"

"he's the strangest man I've ever seen, thought Harriet. he's like a man in a cuckoo clock, or a wooden soldier. wind him up and he goes back to Europe."

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

"'that wouldn't hurt, would it? what would that hurt?'"

"My kid brother."

Everyman by Philip Roth

"Haven't you had any stomach pain before?"

"I was in the hospital for a long time."

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

"Did it hurt?"

"Oh, it was nothing," she said, shrugging and looking embarrassed, "I was just letting out my feelings."

The Gilded Web by Mary Balogh

How could she be civil?

After the excitement of those few days, life seemed rather flat for a while, but there was always work to be done, keeping the home, helping my father on the boat or the nets, lessons with Miss Rigg, books to be read.

Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent

"There have been distractions, my dear uncle. May I recommend you learn to swim?"

"I'm trying to watch TV..."

Scream Queens of the Dead Sea - Gilad Elbom

"And why are you telling me this?"

"'i,' said Janie, 'am a scientist. *i* am able to take a *train*. i don't have to put up with *anything* from *anybody*.'"

the long secret by Louise Fitzhugh

'have the creeps left?'

"Trish and Nicole had pouty lips that shouted, 'collagen', and the way their mouths pulled a little to much to the side suggested facelifts."

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Like, what do I need English for, anyway?"

"It would be sex," says Carmel.

Scream Queens of the Dead Sea - Gilad Elbom

"What's wrong with that?"

"Should be mildly hallucinogenic. But for somebody in physical and mental distress like your man there, it could be a very bad trip. Might make him a bit mair expansive when you ask him questions."

Country of the Blind by Christopher Brookmyre

"What," said Spammy, "did you think I grew up in that hoose an' never learnt a few things?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying."

Scream Queens of the Dead Sea - Gilad Elbom

"Do you ever feel sorry for the bugs you kill?"

She said the only insects she felt OK about killing were mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas, and an occasional spider, if it bit her first.

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

To the hospital?

"Oh, Yes! I'd love to, Mr. Morton. Being a little bit afraid doesn't make any difference."

Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent

"Have you made any more rescues recently?"

"Yeah, yeah, it's always something around here," he grouses.

Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani

"Do you ever think anything I say is funny?
Even a little bit?"

"Oh, no, my lord!"

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

"Who is that wonderful woman?"

"The facts are briefly these: Some five years ago, during a lengthy visit to Warsaw, I made the acquaintance of the well-known adventuress, Irene Adler. The name is no doubt familiar to you."

The Best of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"And what did you see?"

"Someone took a picture of me with their cell phone pushing a cart with fifty rolls of toilet paper at one of those warehouse stores"

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"What did you do with Mr. Deadbeat?"

'I have broken many human bones,' Hulagar said darkly.

Union Forever by William Forstchen

How sure are you of this message?

"'he handed me the phone. 'it's your sister. she says I'm dead,' he said sleepily.

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"can you turn on some music?"

"As soon as the water table comes up, and the coffin gets wet"
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

" did you already go in the nose?"

"We did and lived to tell the tale" Rutledge smiled.

Wings Of Fire by Charles Todd

But this isn't why you came to see me, I think?

"i laughed and reached for a cookie."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"where is it, this bar?"

"stay on the motorway and we'll drive through the night"

Hallucinating Foucault by Patricia Duncker

"are you frightened of thunderstorms?"

"Instinctively I moved all the way to the back of the closet and hid under a long evening dress, and just in time, too, because the noise was getting louder and closer."

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Then you know how to crochet?"

'With what I've got, with what you're going to give me by dawn.'

Union Forever by William Forstchen

'Does everyone understand the rules?'

"I remembered the part about making a bunch of chain stitches, but had no idea how many to make."

Hooked on Murder

"How come it smells like massage oil in here?"

"'shrimp, pine-sol and peach-hyacinth lotion.'"

murder on a girls' night out by anne george

"what are you thinking about?"

"Knitting seemed boring compared to the excitement of going in a circle and then having spaces and yarn going around edges like I had done in the granny square."

Hooked by Murder by Betty Hechtman

"What happened to your sense of adventure?"

" I wanted to personalize it"

Stiff:The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

"There's material sitting in the mouth"

"My stomach flips and churns. I feel sick. I need air.

Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani

"What do you think happened to him?"

" 'It's not likely he could shoot himself between the eyes, throw the gun across the room, and then put a bucket on his head.'"

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

" 'Then who shot him?'"

"savage tribes or a fanatical enemy"

Stiff:The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

"You got some simulant on your shoe"

"'it was best to start off on the right foot with my in-laws.'"

murder on a girls' night out by anne george

"what is line dancing, anyway?"

"It's hip. It's cool. It's now," Trish said defiantly.

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Oh, my, what are they baking in the cafe?"

"The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

"Analogies drawn from the inspection of hen's eggs foundered on the objection that man was not a chicken."

>95 curlysue: LOL! Love it!

"mary alice blew on the cookie. a couple of crumbs fell on her t-shirt, which declared 'tough old bird' and which had a pelican with a yellow beak peaking around the words."

murder on a girls' night out by anne george

"can you see out of those things?"

"'Don't worry about that,' said Kate, 'We'll just need to keep an eye out for suits and briefcases -- and, you know, be prepared to run for our lives.'"

Mysterious Benedict Society 2 by Trenton Lee Stewart

"Are you sure there's a dictionary here?"

I could scarcely deny that I spoke Italian, and answered, " Si, Signore."

Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent

"But where on earth did you learn to speak Italian?"

"Doris Chapman, the waitress at the skoot 'n' boot."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"'what were you doing up there?' i asked, pointing at the roof."

"It's an old escape artist's trick. Houdini and all those guys could do it."

Mysterious Benedict Society 2 by Trenton Lee Stewart

"Is that what I think it's for?"

"'It's a Gucci.'"

murder on a girls' night out by anne george

"what were we complaining about?"

"It is scandalous that this should have been going on and nobody telling me anything."

The Golden Collar by Elizabeth Cadell

"Teresa, what is that you are holding?"

"I brought some breakfast pastries." she said, holding up a neatly folded white bag.

In The Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

"Shall we go inside?"

"Marianne Engel entered my room on February 13, midnight, and took me by the hand."

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

"Do you really think that I don't know you've been buying extra morphine?"

"They told me you had a sixth sense."

The Lions's Game by Nelson DeMille

"Is it appropriate that I give you a tip?"

"and she just grinned and said, 'watch and you'll see.'"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"what did you teach that boy?"

“We didn’t get quite that far. We were alarmed by the screams”

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Who’s we?”

'One plus one does not equal one."

'The Manual of Detection' by Jedediah Berry

"So whos next?'

"'Cinnamon Red.'"

murder on a girls' night out by anne george

"what are your specialties?"

>96 avidmom: Thanks :)

"organ recovery"

Stiff:The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by mary Roach

"So," says Ron. "Lunch?"

... Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, would be a very agreeable and sophisticated answer to that ... question.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"Why should I want to make anything up?"

"I hate to tell you this, and I hate even more that there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it--but the someone she is about to arrest is you."

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"How has her mood been lately?"

Inside, all was gloom, dust and confusion.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Where could he hide?

"as one big bolus"

Stiff:The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

"No one's taking heads in buckets anymore"

(I'm going to assume that last statement should have a question mark...)

He could have given a vivid answer to the question, but something -- not caution, but a desire to keep Marly's destructive instincts at bay -- made his reply brief.

The Golden Collar by Elizabeth Cadell

"Do we take them toys?"

"to throw them away with other rubbish"

Stiff:The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

"Did the young girl who gave her mother-in-law her left eyeball do so to prove the depth of her devotion, or to horrify and spite the woman?"

"the only thing i could figure was that she was in shock."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"what do you want me to do with this boot?"

“We could watch it from quite far away.”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Your man refuses another shot?”

"This is not shot," he said, rolling a single ball between his thumb and forefinger.

The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry

"Hmm. Let me be coarser still, Davey. Have you ever been in lust?"

'No. I'm gonna take this fifteen-hundred bucks you just paid me and head for the bar, and get me some booze and a woman.'

Baseball on the Brain by Dennis Purdy

Where was the game played?

"maybe Oz."

murder on a girls' night out by anne george

"my eyes weren't polite?"

"You're cute," he said with a smile in his voice."

Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman

"Why did that ring a bell?"

"Even to recall it fills me with dread."

The Golden Collar by Elizabeth Cadell

"When's the wedding going to be?"

Sunday midmorning ...

Where River Turns to Sky by Gregg Kleiner

What on earth possessed you?

"telling me i could do this and i couldn't do that and Mary Alice was a dingbat. which she was, but he shouldn't have said that about my sister, and lord knows what he would do if he knew she had come into our house and gone through my dresser drawers, which was another matter, but damn!"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"'what?' Mary Alice pulled her glasses down and looked at me. 'how do you know?'"

"What is this? The Spanish Inquisition, or what?"

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"Been sampling some festive spirit?"

#131 chinquapin--just spewed water on the keyboard. marvelous!

Ford had another Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, the drink which has been described as the equivalent of a mugging - expensive and bad for the head.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"You call this life?"

"Never mind that," said Lois, "and this clinches that clubbing business, my girl! So don't even think about it. And as for Melvyn, if we hear you've been with him anywhere at anytime, there'll be real trouble. And no more missing school!"

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"Shall I come to the cottage back door?"

"Come, come, young 'un, be glad you be well fed and have a roof over your head. 'Tis not so bad here, in truth."

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

"Oh, Kate, how did you find me?"

"'don't grovel, Patricia Anne,' Katie said."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"but why are you doing this, Katie?"

"Dunno. Worth a try, maybe. Find out more about it. I don't have to decide right now, do I?"

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"But what exactly set off the row?"

#132 mirrordrum - Thanks! It is quite entertaining to read all the responses.

"I found Rebecca alone in the conservatory. I said to her that I missed her. I said to her that I wished I hadn't let her marry Patrick."

The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry

"Are you talking about sexual discourse here?" Malcolm Whiting asked.

"Sorry, I was showing off my English. I know many swear words."

Lamb by Christopher Moore

"Should I call the police?"

"Maybe you better."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"Is someone coming after you?"

"Suddenly she remembered it all. The accusation, his spitting rage as he advanced upon her. Then she had fainted."

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"Why are you so worried if you have got nothing to hide?"

"If you are my friend, Max" Michael was very sharp now, "you will say no more on this subject. Not to me, not to anyone."

The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry

"My talent, Daddy?"

"digging cabbages in frozen fields and things."

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"You forgot Nurse Surfleet," she said acidly, "what has the great brain dreamed up for her?"

"'Just gave her a headache."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"did you have much storm damage?"

"...just lots of unwanted junk mail blowing untidily about the garden."

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"Shall we take the dogs?"

"in what?"

Stiff:The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

"What's the weather been like?"

"Warmed up. Must be over forty."

In The Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

"Where does this road go?"

He drove on in silence, so shaken that he wondered why his hands were not trembling as they held the wheel.

The Golden Collar by Elizabeth Cadell

"You...you're not...are you Senhora Silva?"

"My name's Kugler. Walter. I come from Stuttgart."

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

"Are you a man who likes to keep a promise?"

"No respect for the cloth, thought Peter sadly, though it was most unlike Mrs. Barratt to be impolite, especially to a person such as himself with his position in the village."

Murder on Monday by Ann Purser

"Where does the footpath end up?"

"the apples were all on the ground, but there were few broken limbs. the apples would have to be picked up soon, though."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"you handle that kind of thing?"

"Oh, don't try that. You can't just roll over and expect me to not notice that I'm being manipulated."

Lamb by Christopher Moore

"Speaking of which, what are you two bringing me for a present?"

"This here's a humdinger dinner we got planned," Grandma said.

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

"Do you want to see a picture of my cat?"

"Yes, but all those orange cats look alike to me, I couldn't tell one from another."

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

What do you mean it's not your cat?

"Bubba is the laziest cat who ever lived. i could guarantee Mary Alice that he was right where she left him that morning."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"but what about the handcuffs?"

"The things you'll say to seduce me," she chided playfully.

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"What went on out there between you?"

"I gave him an oatmeal raisin cookie, and he thanked me and went on with his walk."

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

"He left without his clothes?"

"'So I've been told,' Rohan muttered."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"What's all that racket?"

"'I've heard of people vacuuming in the nude, but this is ridiculous.'"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"then why did he want to sell it?"

He didn't.

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

'Doesn't ma'am care?'

"That's a question only a peasant would ask."

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

"Not always so great being the Messiah, huh?"

"I think I'm done."

American Rust - Philpp Meyer

"Who wouldn't be?"

My mind was blank.

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

Isn't it early in the day for a cocktail dress?"

"Pity you're not the social type."

The Golden Collar by Elizabeth Cadell

"Would you kindly control this mob so I can hear you?"

"'Enough!' she exclaimed into the uproar."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Are the dragons really as big as people say?"

"i had played with them several times but i wasn't ready to become a regular."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"why would he lie about it?"

"It's not like I was sitting around thinking that I'd like to go look at a dead guy with no head."

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

"What did you do?"

"i ate a drumstick, a thigh, slaw, mashed potatoes and gravy."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"do i look like i haven't slept a wink in three days?"

"They are waiting on the ambulance right this very minute," he said.

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

"Why did she want to know that?"

"The silver sequined top and matching skirt is just right for an evening decapitation identification."

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

"Do you have a gun?"

"Guess," said Marvin.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

"Just ran off and left you, did they?..."

"i wondered if any sociologist had ever done any studies of truck-stop social mores."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"have you noticed how he starts rubbing his head?"

"But the prince's face was perfectly calm as he said, 'My lady, will you do me the favor of a few moments private conversation?"

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"It's not your own blood, I trust?"

"Well, let's see how the test went. Come and take a look at this, Doctor Laverty."

An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor

"What's wrong with him, Doctor O'Reilly?"

"He rubbed his temples, he'd gone off Zoloft a few weeks earlier, which was not helping things now."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"What's going on with you?"

"'numb earlobes. you know how I've always told you about my numb earlobes.'"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"have you ever noticed, Mouse, how much easier it is to suffer a fool if he's handsome?"

"I know that."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"Why didn't you ask him to pick you up?"

'it's what I intend to do'

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

'Hadn't I overheard that in a snippet of conversation back at Mahipar?'

"the result was a strange madness among the inmates."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"what were we complaining about?"

"We can't talk about things like this here!"

Winter Fire by Jo Beverley

"Don't you agree it's better to have this straight?"

"You can't imagine how this feels, Biff."

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

"You won't be needing your shoes then, right?"

"Oh - I see what you mean. Just imagine what Stores would say if we asked for a set of skates!"

Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

"Then what's the difficulty?"

"He will not see me..."

The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith

"Why do you think John would talk to me?"

"...because the DA doesn't know who he is, and the more the DA knows, the worse off you are going to be."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"Am I going to be booked now?"

"'damn right,' Bonnie Blue said. 'you saw those handcuffs.'"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"'What's wrong with this picture?' Sister said softly."

"...it was the downside of working in a small town, knowing who you arrested, knowing their mothers."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"You gonna run if I let you go?"

"That's the general idea."

Krono by Charles L. Harness

"What's wrong with Al?"

"He was gored most horribly, and now lies in his bed, from which he will not rise."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Does your mother know?"

"That's not my mother."

Lamb by Christopher Moore

"What's the red stuff, pomegranate juice?"

"'last year when you dyed your hair Hot Tart--'
'Cinnamon Red.'
'Well, whatever.'"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"how long had it taken her to get to me this time?"

"But not a single preparation has been made for Sioned's arrival. I refuse to have the girl slink in here like a common guest, and not a very important one at that!"

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"A woman? Here? What help could she be to us?"

"Maybe before she left she would ask her father to do that, teach her how to shoot one of the handguns..."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"What did the Police Chief talk to you about?"

"It's sensitive. Very sensitive."

Boiling a Frog by Christopher Brookmyre

"This is all still seriously off the record, yeah?"

"Let's talk in the office..."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"You do the paperwork yet?"

"they certainly had."

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"anyone else in the kitchen?"

Poe shook his head.

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"What do you think prison food is gonna be like?"

"'I shudder to think what he considers a good, honest meal,' Andrade replied.

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Did you have to argue much with the dragon who used to own this?"

"'not yet, but i will before we actually change anything__'"

murder on a girls' night out by Anne George

"feeling better, are we?"

"Can you really know how hard this is for me? As you sit there on the throne, with the jewelry of past Kings all over you and the crown resting on your brow---"

Sorcerers of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg

"Do you imagine that you and I by ourselves can fight our way to his side and bring about his release?"

'However long this task may take, I will not lose faith. But please, let this be a worthy fight."

Wisdom's Daughter by India Edghill

"Will you treat this woman as your sister?"

"I guess," Noonan said, though he wasn't sure and remained seated for a moment.

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

"You're telling me you didn't hear about the fight?"

"Upon pain of death, I vow it."

Into Thin Air by Cindy Miles

"Why did the man Godfrey tell you to show me your wings?"

edited to correct touchstone

"Because that is what the Tradition is telling me to do"

Brida by Paulo Coelho

"Are they beings like us?"

"I don't know! God, I don't know anything!"

Into Thin Air by Cindy Miles

"Why do you have a sword strapped to your back?"

"He's lucky I didn't go get that gun."

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

"Junior," he said, 'how you be doin' this fine morning?"

"Don't feel so good," he announced redundantly.

Boiling a Frog by Christopher Brookmyre

"Granted, he's not my favourite politician either, but what public interest would be served by people finding out about this?"

"I must show everyone what manner of prince I intend to be."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Are you calling me a tryant?"

"Jury looked up. 'what is this, a catechism?'"

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"what's that thing?"

"This is a knife fit for a prince -- look at the jewels in it."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Has age made you a philosopher then, my lord?"

"I can speak on many things, it is said that King Solomon is the wisest and most truthful of men."

Wisdom's Daughter by India Edghill

What else could I say, then, save the truth?"

"All I'm saying is no hat. That's all I'm saying."

Lamb by Christopher Moore

"No kiss?"

"'I'm too *young*, goddammit,' she said, kicking a stone back toward the pile."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"you mean you ride *this*?"

"A real grandsire of a beast," Chay murmured appreciatively. "Have a care, my prince."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Can you fight, or only talk?"

"That's not completely the point, Biff."

Lamb by Christopher Moore

"You really smell nice, you know that?"

Naturally, I discovered this for myself.

Stone's Fall by Ian Pears

Do you never read your own newspaper?

"'no, once you get bitten by fame, you're ruined.'"

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"why was the dog looking up there too? Melrose wondered."

"Dragons. She looked up and saw their spread wings black against the stars, across the moons."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Don't you recognize his royal highness?"

"Even today, when I deliberately pretended, I only fooled you for ten minutes."

Dark Moon, Lost Lady by Elsie Lee

""D'you have a contact at the embassy?"

'Khurrami numbered among her virtues the knack of acquiring information, of gathering gossip as easily as she gathered flowers in a garden."

Wisdom's Daughter by India Edghill

"Will you take a message to the queen for me?"

“If I go to a hotel and get all steamed and curry-combed, and sleep awhile, and fight off these Senegalese ... ”

Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Could I annoy you for a drink?”

"he lifted the decanter, saw little more than a golden film across the bottom, but reckoned it would be enough for a glassful."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"well, i don't know where he got his drugs, do i?"

"That's private business between princes," Urival snapped.

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"What motive could any of us have for killing you?"

"Give me a day to think about it."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"How many people do you know who have never struck a person in anger?"

"Ostval says if you give him one more lecture on the subject he'll tear his hair out."

Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn

"Have you ever had a man come at you with a scythe?

"No, I am the pilot, I never sleep but watch over you always, beloved."

Dark Moon. Lost Lady by Elsie Lee

"Why didn't that prince look after her?"

"Then I'll tell you. God made women so we'd know how to go about ruining our lives. You don't believe it, just look at me."

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

"So, you're saying you're not my friend?"

"Melrose imagined a platoon of dogs would look safer to the gray cat than the company of the Beastly Boy, who was now looking at Melrose and mashing crisps into his mouth ferociously."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"what was there to love except money?"

'That, he thought, is what I'd call the buttermilk coming through the cream."

An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor

" What seems to be the trouble this time?"

"Surely there has been a mistake. The wages are about a quarter of what Vitaly promised."

Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka

"Where does this obsession with canals come from?"

There was mountain of paperwork as always but he decided to let himself watch the river for a while, twenty minutes to sit and watch the sky change, the river just flowing, it had been there before man laid eyes ont it and it would be there long after everyone was gone.

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"You want a beer or anything?"

"Peter," whispered Evangeline, "the guy's drunk. Dance the other way before he sees you."

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"So what are your plans?"

"the only thing to do to stop this adolescent desire to hang about was to walk back to the car park, collect his rented car, and get on with his trip back to London."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"do you think we should be doing this here, in public?"

“I want you to do it now, take me, show me, I’m absolutely yours and I want to be.”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Take you where?”

"Millbridge, below Uxbridge, where Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island meet."

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"Who else knows about this letter?"

"The only place you'd find a copy of it is in this office."

Boiling a Frog by Christopher Brookmyre

"How long do the batteries last in one of those things?" she asked.

"6 a.m."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"now, what do we do?"

"Hurry up, otherwise we're going to miss the ferry and then we'll be late.

Across the Mersey by Annie Groves

"Doesn't she realize that folk have better things to do?"

"Frankly, I doubt it."

Dark Moon, Lost Lady by Elsie Lee

""Really, darling... how dull can you be?"

"the aperitif, a few acid smiles handed round; first course, trumped-up laughter; main course, squabble; and for afters, silence."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

'what'd Charles give you?"

"a first draft of the Constitution annotated by all the New England Framers."

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"Where will you be headed now?"

"Alpha Centauri..."

Dark Moon, Lost Lady by Elsie Lee

"Is that wise, until you have the passport?"

"Certainly I do."

The Oxford book of Canadian Short Stories selected be Margaret Atwood & Robert Weaver.

"What's to fear?"

"Before he could reach out, the arm was winding up, and she threw a lightning punch at the boy's chin that cracked when it landed."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"was this the right road?"

"We're thinking of picking up Route 2 and heading west," said Peter, "right across the top of New England, from Maine to St. Albans."

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"Did anyone follow you?"

"The hide-and-seek bit's over, I reckon. It's time for running and shooting."

Be My Enemy by Christopher Brookmyre

"Operation Human Shield for us, then?"

"Precisely so, my lord."

The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer

"Good Gad, do you mean to say someone divulged the hiding place to the rascals?"

"oh, i do. so dramatic. no sneaking about trying to pick him off in a dark alleyway."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"do you know what she dined on last night?"

"Italian Food and Italian wine."

An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor

"You speak Italian?"

"Perhaps I should have told you..."

The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer

""For heaven's sake, Pen, what are you about?"

I lifted the heavy platter and made my way outside, enjoying the cool air-conditioning as long as I could

State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy

What could I do?

"if you want porridge, ask for porridge."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"don't you keep up with the current scene?"

I was so much disconcerted at this sneering speech that I said not a word...

Evelina by Fanny Burney

"For my part, I was most struck with the country young lady, Miss Prue; pray what do you think of her, ma'am?"

"There's always trouble when a girl tries too hard and steps out of her own class. It always shows."

Across The Mersey by Annie Groves

"What would you like to drink, Grace?"

"the drink was a cloudy pinkish lavender. he sipped. he choked."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"why was everyone so determined to point this out?"

“We were all in about the same danger.”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“God, am I like the rest after all?”

"That's what I'm determined to find out, why I'm kinda letting myself be Easy Mather's lab rat."

Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher Brookmyre

Do you believe in ghosts?

"This isn't something I can get involved in..."

American Rust - Philipp Meyer

"Why are you acting like this?"

“The war spirit’s getting into me again.”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“You’re dead – don’t you know the rules?”

"Of course not"

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

"Are you hungry at all? Would you like to have something to eat?"

“For God’s sake, Violet, drop the subject!”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Going to stay all summer?”

"Well, she mainly went out there for a rest. Quite a number of people do that, you know."

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

"What you boys been doing up there all afternoon?"

"he'd been mentally basking in the Italian sun when he should have been making his getaway."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"am i supposed to be talking to you?"

"I don't claim to be psychic. I don't even know what psychic is."

Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher Brookmyre

"Wouldn't want a man of your appetites getting too hungry, now, would we?"

"certainly"

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

"Will you go to the Registrar's office tomorrow and put in a request to change counselors?"

"'i wouldn't want to,' he said."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"have you got the boat?"

"I guess."

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

" He say anything about leaving early?"

"Hey," said Jack, "you better be out of the house by the time I get back."

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

"You want me to sanction the overtime for a twenty-four-hour surveillance operation on a cucumber?

"Oh, hell don't bother"

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

"What've you got, one of those V-6 numbers?"

#271 jennieg what a marvelous question. made me laugh out loud.

"i wish i did."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"well? what is it? demanded Ethel. 'what's the present?'"

Helena then emerged from backstage carrying a plate upon which sat a piece of steak.

Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher Brookmyre

"We're doing augury too?" asked Professor Ganea, trying to lighten things up.

"You have an alien stuck to the ceiling," observed Jack

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

"Tell me," said Jack, "does QuangTech have an interest in genetically modified foodstuffs?"

"They certainly are," said Cottle.

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"So, aren't you the least bit curious?"

"Good Heaven! Do you indeed take me for a Stoic?"

Evelina by Fanny Burney

"Is it thus, Miss Anville, you leave me?"

"And how. Before he retired, he spent forty years in te nuclear-power industry."

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

"It seems a very laborious setup for a pretty lame joke, doesn't it?" mused Jack.

I cannot believe you'd have the nerve to ask me that after what you just did during Mass.

Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult

What if nobody ever wants to have sex with you?

"Never mind, sweetheart. Let's find our table."

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

"How can he chuck a tubful of water?"

"come up against some stroppy old ewe and you'll see."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"what is this tape?"

"She measured her waist and found it to be a mere twenty-two inches."

Across the Mersey by Annie Groves

'And the bridesmaids, will they be dressed by us as well?"

"frankly, i think half of the world's problems could be solved if one dressed well."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"who says there's a heaven?"

"I do not, Sir."

Evelina by Fanny Burney

"My dear creature" (cried he, half laughing,) "why where could you be educated?"

"In a service closet, Sanibak-Thastimoon?" " It is a convenient place."

Sorcerers of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg

"Am I in danger?"

"what he did know was danger and that there was too much of it in that cracking noise, the air splitting above his head. he could sniff it like blood."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"and what's his theory?"

"I think the boys only liked you because they reckoned it would be easy to get into your knickers."

Across The Mersey by Annie Groves

'Why didn't you thank my parents?"

"I am very useless you know at that sort of thing."

The Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories selected by Margaret Atwood & Robert Weaver

"Hadn't you better kiss me first?"

"You...you shouldn't be here," he said. "Your father will shoot me."

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"What's so funny?"

"I admit freely that I'd laugh my guts out if it happened to someone else."

That Lady by Kate O'Brien

"Then perhaps you are the murderer?"

"Bella was genuinely shocked. Spoiled and indulged all her life by her mother, and allowed to grow up believing that whatever kind of behavior she indulged in in order to get her own way was acceptable."

Across the Mersey by Annie Groves

"What do you mean, there's no supper?"

"She has reason. I bet she fears assassination."

The Lost Constitution by William Martin

"That guy last night...what made you trust him enough to get into his car?"

"you sound like a cop. I'm calling the embassy."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"have you built an igloo?"

“Mother always spoke of it very carefully as a small hotel - ”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Why does he have to drink?”

"I haven't decided. I'm very open and unbiased in my suspicions at this stage."

Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross

"What was she doing?"

". . .she whirled about and ran off in the direction of the barn, her arms raised, the shawl fluttering like wings. she'd stop and whirl like a dervish, then run again as if god's wrath had followed her, her white shawl flying, her hair black as sin."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"well, but is there some big secret or something?"

"In the trial that followed, Alma first confessed to the killing and then retracted her statement."

Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw by Will Ferguson

"Was he crazy, in the end?"

"Very old man," I shook my head. "I think he just ran down."

Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

"Apologize! For what?"

"It seems that no one is going to get what they want."

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

"Who is to say we are reasonable?"

“My mother. She decides business matters.”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“I just wonder why you’ve got so much time to waste.”

"as he strived with his wellingtons he could hear the clock ticking."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"is there anyone who thinks Dover sole is hard to eat?"

"'That seems like an understatement,' he took a long sip of his beer."

Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

"Any trace of your sister ever found?"

"Jakob's brother Johann called it an enigma rather than an explanation."

The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow

"What are your chances of contracting the plague?"

"I want answers," said Jack, "and I want Demetrios."

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

"Pippa Piper picked Peck over Pickle or Pepper?" exclaimed Mary incredulously. "Which of the Peck pair did Pippa Piper pick?"

"I was certainly not the only person walking this earth possessed of a weird little talent."

Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

"What happened at the funeral home?"

Mary gave her first NCD news conference at ten-thirty to a hushed response from Reading's journalists.

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

"Tell me," said Mary . . . "do you find humans at all odd?"

"'Brian, i hate to remind you: I've written three books on the subject.'"

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"what's that stuff?"

“Pieces of broken china and tips and pencil stubs.”

‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Why did you want to saw him in two?”

"McCluskey--did I mention how nasty the man is?"

Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

"Was there something personal about us that she loathed?"

"born under the sign of the Bull. stubborn, given to rages."

the old silent by Martha Grimes

"look, don't you think we've had enough of death and blight for one morning?"

"Nearly."

The Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories selected by Margaret Atwood & Robert Weaver

"How long must we stay here like this?"

"A week? A month? A year? Korsibar asked hotly. "A pillow over the old man's face and it would all be done this very morning,"

Sorcerers of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg

"Has he always been as good as this?"

"Yes, I didn't think you meant a blameless character."

That Lady by Kate O'Brien

"Then you desire to repent?"

" I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it."

Across the Mersey by Annie Groves

"Could I use your telephone?"

Continued here

"If you have any questions, you can call the State Department."

Death Duty by Stephen Kimball

"Something I should know about?" Galvin said hopefully.

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