A Silly Book Game - Part 14

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!
Continued from here.
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"Perhaps some other time."

And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer

"Does the T-shirt have to be wet?"

To his surprise, she was eyeing him coldly and with disapproval.

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What are you staring at me like that for?”

This is so cute and clever! I would participate if my book weren't in another room and I wasn't about to get to bed. But I'm definately coming back to this thread! I can only imagine how fun this will be!

"You're the one who wanted to train."

Demon Ex Machina by Julie Kenner

"Is that good or bad?"

"Fuck it"

Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King

"What do you want, kid?"

"Maybe I don't deserve a joyful life."

A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick

"So why do I put at risk what I say I want?"

“A doctor could give you the name for it. It’s a well-known form of insanity.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What exactly happened last night?”

"We didn't think this through..."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"Who would pay for all this?"

"Course, the bird helped."

A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

"Do you notice something unusual about this note?"

He had writhed as he wrote the words, and she writhed as she read them.

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“But do you really like this sort of thing, Freddie?”

"I wish to have your views on the custards."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Why did you laugh when you knew why I meant to come with you?"

"It's Friday afternoon," I say. "There's not going to be anyone in there."

Bound South by Rebecca White

"Did you knock the shit out of him?"

He raised his hand and struck me, on both sides of my face. He had slapped me before, often, but never with such force.

The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman

"Have you learned nothing yet?"

"No. Nothing."

The Darkness that Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker

"And this is grounds for murder?"

"He found he had nothing to say."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"What has he done?"

Chester G. walked into a northwest-side station yelling obscenities, the report says, then struck one officer in the arm and another in the face.

Courtroom 302 by Steven Bogira

"... Why did you shoot him?"

"We are Latin, both of us. It is in the blood."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"Where the hell are the rest?"

After a night in a district lockup, a police wagon took Bates and the other prisoners to 26th Street, where they received the standard welcome from the guards in the courthouse basement.

Courthouse 302 by Steven Bogira

"I'm thinking, 'I'm already handcuffed - why you got to give me this abuse?'"

"There was no excuse, which didn't make it any better."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Which child do you think sounds genuine?"

"Sergio, you sound drunk."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"Can you meet me in the morning?"

“I can’t. There’s - there’s a reason.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“I suppose I charge in at the head of a drove of housemaids and scullery-maids?”

"Well, I can see why that puts a spring in your step."

Demon Ex Machina by Julie Kenner

"Why'd you think that?"

“That’s simply your old-fashioned masculine attitude towards the female,”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Did you observe my manner towards the kitchen-maid who waited on us at dinner last night?”

"The official nodded."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"Are you trying to humiliate us?"

“It’s very kind of you to keep offering me your dead mouse, but, honestly, I have no use for it.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Heads or tails?” said Joan, unmoved.

Sorry-posted after rankamateur!!

"You don't have a clue, do you? You are so far off base you can't even see the ballpark."

Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner

"Are you wearing quiet shoes?"

“You are a young man, Mr Marson. Probably you do not know what it is to Suffer From Your Feet.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What the devil have you been doing with yourself then?”

"'exercise!' he said. 'i take plenty. i never use the lift at the club.'"

The Man of Property by John Galsworthy

'why did she want to put him off?'

“Because six months ago he had the rheumatism, and had the audacity to send his picture and a testimonial saying that it had cured him of Awful Agonies to Walkinshaw’s Supreme Ointment, and they printed it in half a dozen papers, and it has been the ruin of James.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What makes you say that, Miss Simpson?”

"I could smell the stench."

Violin by Anne Rice

"Why won't you pity me that this is my misery forever?"

"It is a matter of deep regret that I cannot kill you at this moment."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Do you suppose that any living person in the Sublime Porte will dare do what I have forbidden?"

'the brooding look darkened on her face; he grew nervous.'

The Man of Property by John Galsworthy

'why couldn't she look at him that way?'

"But his teeth are discoloured and he drools!"

The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman

"Don't you think he's just a little strange?"

"He's dead."

Bringing Out the Dead - Joe Connelly

"You believe in ghosts, Hector?

"Hanna, shut up, please."

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

"How on earth did you ever manage to crack it?"

“It was that bally cat of Aunt Anne’s,” said Freddie at length, essaying light conversation. “It came legging it up the stairs, and I took the most frightful toss. I hate cats.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Do you hate cats?”

"It runs in my family."

Bringing Out the Dead - Joe Connelly

"Look after her, Griss. Okay?"

"But you're her father, and you can't just run away from this."

Demon Ex Machina by Julie Kenner

"Do you think I can live with that?"

"I don't know, but I can't stay with you."

The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman

"But ... where are you going?"

"To Mission Canyon. The place we never went, the pain he never spoke about."

Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner

"And you're done playing vigilante?"

"We can't just walk away."

Kill Chain by Meg Gardiner

"How did you find out?"

"Faiza told me and I knew if I wanted to live, I had to run."

The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman

"Can someone be lost if they go towards nothing?"

“Eh?” he said blankly.

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What the devil do you mean?” he demanded.

"What we need is a smart girl, not a pretty girl."

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"Who was that horrible woman?"

'Mrs. Septimus Small was the tallest of the four sisters; her good, round old face had gone a little sour; an innumerable pout clung all over it, as if it had been encased in an iron mask up to that evening which, being suddenly removed, left little rolls of mutinous flesh all over her countenance.'

The Man of Property by John Galsworthy

"'who gave you that?' he asked."

"Karl."

Violin by Anne Rice

"What's wrong with her?"

Hopkins ... doubts that Diaz is suffering from any condition a bag of heroin wouldn't cure.

Courtroom 302 by Steven Bogira

"Does she need to go to the hospital?" Thomas asks.

“Perfect nonsense! Utter, absolute, dashed nonsense.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What do you do to her?” asked Millicent, curiously. “Read her bedtime stories?”

"Nonsense of course."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"A big interview?"

If Geoff had had his way, he would have shown up at Mary's door, hat in hand, and endured the requisite interview with her father.

The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

"Can we trust them alone together?"

"This is not a question you should ask me. It is a question you should ask them."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"They asked you to go to Iraq?"

"We shall go to Aleppo too."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"But the child...?"

"... is off to Ireland."

The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

"You have her in custody?"

"This is the Iraqi police's responsibility."

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"Was this a turning point?"

"I thought I would die first," my father was saying.

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"What's so bad about the paving stones?"

"The pavement is too hot!"

Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power

"What are you doing for Sergio?"

"He is at the moment charged with a minor offense", went on Poirot. "In the meantime we are gathering evidence in connection with the murder."

Dead Man's Mirror by Agatha Christie

"But the briefcase? Where did that come in?"

"I think she did this to keep the contents a secret."

Namoko: Sea Cucumber - Linda Wantanabe McFerrin

"What did you tell him?"

"Shut up and get back in the car."

Kill Chain by Meg Gardiner

"Not to pry, but are you in trouble?"

"There I was--sitting on the toilet, with my shorts down around my knees, when the door was opened by a tall man in a uniform..."

Namoko: Sea Cucumber - Linda Wantanabe McFerrin

"Well, what do you think?"

"I think being honest is the best thing, Arturo."

Dead Irish By John Lescroart

"You called the police?"

"...I lied so well that nobody knew."

Namoko: Sea Cucumber - Linda Wantanabe McFerrin

"Are we going or aren't we?"

“All right,” she said.

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Where?”

'Then she rose, regally, but the panty that had bound her legs together betrayed her and she tripped, falling face first in the muddy bush."
John Crow's Devil by Marlon James
"What in Heaven's name you doing in here chile? What kind of idle skylarking you up to?"

"I'm fixing a truck."

Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon

"You trust me, don't you?"

"I think it would be best if we didn't kiss."

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

"But how can you defend the use of stun guns?"

"I have to stop her from getting this information."

Kill Chain by Meg Gardiner

"What's happened to him?"

"It's unlikely, but he might have been kidnapped."

Dead Irish by Lescroart

"So he's not inclined to do anything else?"

*I have to say the last 4 responses above had me cracking up!

“He is grossly inefficient. And,” said Lady Constance, unmasking her batteries, “I consider that he spends far too much of his time mooning around you, my dear.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Do you think I’m in love with Mr Carmody, Aunt Constance?”

"'there is -- passion,' said Miss Climpson, with a slight initial hesitation at the word, 'for i should not like to call it love when it is so unregulated.'"

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'query: did he leave a will?'

"Yes, I tinker around with it endlessly, trying to get it right."

Perfect Confidence by Kelly Marks (self-help book, very good actually, and in fairness to the author I must point out that the question below is a quote from a case example, not something she advocates the reader to think about!)

"Do you know what the best revenge on nasty people is?"

"What I would do is throw them back into that stream."

Namoko: Sea Cucumber - Linda Wantanabe McFerrin

"Do you you think you could do that?"

“It doesn’t matter to me, of course, one way or the other.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“You were rather a pig just now, weren’t you?”

"Sure, that's the way to do business," Roth replied.

Courtroom 302 by Steven Bogira

"Why'd you act stupid and bring yourself back in here, knowing how they talk and treat you?"

'these people will laugh at a fellow, but you needn't tell them i said it -- funny the way it sticks. . .'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'my dear man, where's the flaw in it?'

"It reflects badly on me .."

Courtroom 302 by Steven Bogira

"So what?"

"I don't believe we made any real difference by what we did today."

Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama

"You wanna know what your real problem is?"

'well now, miss, the difficulty is, you see, that when the lock's in place, you can't use your eyes, but you 'as your 'earin' and you 'as the feelin' in your fingers, giv' you by Providence (praise His Name!) for that purpose.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'well, but what can you do with the wretched and antiquated instruments of our orchestra?'

"I don't know what exactly. But something."

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

"How's turnout looking?"

"I think that large angry man in the black can is getting ready to kill us now."

Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka

"Can we discuss this later?"

"I am, as ever, grateful for any time you may wish to spend with me."

The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

"How could I refuse anything from such a fair flower?"

“Yes sir,” said Beach, plainly impressed by this happy way of putting it.

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What would I want to steal a pig for?”

"... It don't take Charlie Chan to figure that out."

Courtrom 302 by Steven Bogira

"Where is the shank today?"

"But I don't know where."

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"Chairman, do you mean...making a public spectacle of myself?"

" ... That is what the state is asking you to do here. ..."

Courtroom 302 by Steven Bogira

" 'If you say what we want you to say, then we won't even charge you'?"

"Even that was possible only because his friends pitied him."

Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama

"Can you imagine?"

“Can’t say I’ve quite got to the bottom of it,”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What motive had our friend Baxter for coming to Blandings Castle and scaring girls stiff by hiding under beds?”

"What do I look like, a social worker?"

Courtroom 302 by Steven Bogira

"And you forgive the enemy, is that correct, sir?"

'no. it sounds to me as if the fellow was a prig--not to say a bit of a cad.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'were you friends?'

"Silence, infidels, or mayhap enchanters, in they wierd robes and boots."

Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka

"Why is he twitching?"

“He has something on his mind. He is nervous. Guilty. Conscience-stricken. He jumps when you speak to him.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Some trouble about a girl, wasn’t it?”

"A suicide."

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

"Like, what do they expect the second time around?"

"He's had a chance. He's had two chances," Locallo says.

Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira

"You think he's mad at us?"

"Yes...No question"

The Overseer by Jonathan Rabb

"It does look that way, doesn't it?"

"I know we agreed not to talk about - about what happened that night, but we can't go on like this, just poking around the subject."

The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

"Are you ready to apologize?"

'it was stupid of me--'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'but you wouldn't want a wife who wrote books, would you?'

"... All it does is make them more bitter and more resentful. They should get these people real jobs. ..."

Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira

" 'Are you just gonna sit on your ass and do nothing?' "

“You’re being beastly,” she said.

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“I take it you’re aware that you’ve broken my bally heart, what?”

... "it's not something I'm going to get an ulcer about. ..."

Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira

"Can I have my comb back?"

"I'll put it back in a while."

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Yourgrau

"Where's yours?"

"'how provoking!' said Miss Climpson. 'i have left my rubber behind. i must just run out and buy one.'"

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'are you to follow, hopping madly on one foot?'

"I remain where I am, watching the cart one-eyed until it is a point lost where the woods converge on the lane."

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Yourgrau

"Now what was that violent noise?"

"My boyfriend did it."

Lying with Strangers by James Grippando

"Who the hell is your boyfriend?"

"Chronicler, I would like you to meet Bastas, son of Remmen, Prince of Twilight and the Telwyth Mael."

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

"How much did you manage to overhear?"

'my dear Lord Peter, what i do not know now about the abandoned wickedness of Mrs. Wrayburn's early life is REALLY NOT WORTH KNOWING!!'*

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'even in a righteous cause, could anything so wicked be justified?'

"Of course not. That is for the police to say."

Falling Off Air by Catherine Sampson

"Did you know that your wife might do this?"

"I was waiting for the right time to tell you."

Lying with Strangers by James Grippando

"What are you two doing outside?"

"We wouldn't normally have come without warning," I said, "but we need help."

The Fugitive Queen by Fiona Buckley

"Just how far is Tyesdale from here?" I asked.

"It'll become clear once you've gone far enough."

The Overseer by Jonathan Rabb

"Why kill Carlo?"

"'i really don't know,' she said, apparently taking the problem as a psychological one, 'it is so dangerous as well as so terribly wicked, one wonders that anybody has the effrontery to undertake it.'"*

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'who shall i say called?'

*Miss Climpson again

At noon, Salah Rais along with eighty attendants presented himself on the quay beside the Dauphine to break bread with his host."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Dare you pause and tell us what's happening?"

"If you do not wish to plead guilty, nothing said or done during the conference can be used against you, d'ya understand?"

Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira

"Do you wanna be able to leave this courtroom?"

Sara jane shrugged and left.

Taking Aim at the President by Geri Spieler

"Is there anyone who coerced you to do this?"

"...a tall Masai man in a Yankees cap and smelling of beer..."

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

"And then?"

“I pointed out that all the trouble was caused by his fatal practice of always ordering a quart where other men began with pints.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Stinker, old chap,” said the Hon. Galahad, kindly, “is it worth while?”

I grin like a savage.

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Yourgrau

"But then, just about everything is, when you really find out about it, don't you think?"

"Only a fool could think such an ignorant thing!"

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"Does he keep pet mice?"

“Well, yes and no. Not absolutely. And yet not absolutely not.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“You think Julia wouldn’t like it?”

"Truth is usually the best corrective."

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

"What to do?"

"We have to tell the police."

Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner

"Can we continue this conversation in the car?"

"But that is insane!"

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Was that a juvenile foolishness too?"

"Upon my word...the way one pretty face can turn a delightful man into an idiot is past all patience."

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

What could one do with men when one had got them?

"You have a heart, you have a brain, you don't need my permission to use them."

Falling Off Air by Catherine Sampson

"Do you have any idea who took the money?"

"You've got no right to interfere in someone else's fun..."

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Yourgrau

"Why are you wearing that funny eyepatch?"

' i can't say, off-hand. i'll give it careful thought and let you know.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'shall we write it?'

"There followed five minutes' furious dictation, followed by the flight through the air of another section of giraffe."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Could I get a ship at Scandaroon for Chios now?"

"It might be better if everybody stayed at home."

The Rubber Band by Rex Stout

"You got any evidence?"

"Around him are scattered blood-stained library books."

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Yourgrau

"What was in those books?"

The register-book was of the old fashioned kind; the entries being all made on blank pages, in manuscript, and the divisions which separated them being indicated by ink lines drawn across the page, at the close of each entry.

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

"Surely, a book of such importance as this ought to be protected by a better lock, and kept carefully in an iron safe?"

"Yes, alright, don't you worry, I'll see what I can do..."

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Yourgrau

"Can't you read something beside those horrible murder mysteries?"

"You asked me that before."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Do you think we made it all up?"

"Let's go over it again. Just start at the beginning, Mr. Harris. In your own time."

Traitor's Kiss by Gerald Seymour

"What are you, incompetent or idle?"

"I owe a lot of this to the fact that my brain works differently."

Animals in Translation: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson

"Don't you think it's time we got inside the black box?"

'mrs. hodges nodded and vanished again.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'why this pomp of jubilee?'

"It's all being done with stealth and pretence."

The Revenge of Gaia by James Lovelock

"How much longer before reality enters our minds?"

That's also what Bennie William's mother, Diane Smith, is pondering across the aisle.

Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira

"What's wrong with that woman?"

"It's best that you just not know."

Lying with Strangers by James Grippando

"So what are you trying to tell me?"

"Small minds lash out at that which they do not understand."

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

"What happens when we die?"

'all these little weaknesses can be cured by placing the mind under a Higher Control. . .'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'isn't it a wee bit dangerous?

"Probably. But I'd rather you get started right away."

In A Dry Season by Peter Robinson

"Any problem with that?"

"I've never heard that. … Explain that to me."

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

"But do you know why he has horns?"

“I think he’ll make the girl happy.”

‘Life at Blandings’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“I’ll give you three guesses what she said and did.”*

*I know it’s not a question grammatically, but it demands an answer so it is really, isn’t it?

"Ten dollars on 'the boot was wet'".

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

"Ruth doesn't do the Wellington Boot Toss?"

"She is the conversation stopping beauty in our family."

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

"What about Mr. Swift?"

"Apparently he went home sick this morning."

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"Who are you to complain about being kept waiting?"

"I'm a jolly good farmer."

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

"Don't you know there's a war on?"

"I'm a jolly good farmer."

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

"Don't you know there's a war on?"

"This war will be over in six months."

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"Why do you have to defy me every single time I ask something of you?"

"Which is how we knew she was pregnant again."

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

"We're all lovely socialists together now, didn't you know?"

"Why not?…This is how I knew the kidnapper called you at the restaurant."

"We're on the same team."

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

"…does the year 1514 mean anything to you?"

(Thanks, WholeHouseLibrary.)

"Seems like centuries ago now."

Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

"What's a tuppeny upright, Sarge?"

'it's a passion that grows upon you--like drink or drugs.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'are all second husbands jealous?'

*i confess i had to look up 'tuppeny upright.'

"Can't be helped!"

Wearing Dad's Head - Barry Youngrau

"Magnificent, isn't it?"

"The throne was a network of gold, linked with small gold devices and set thickly with turquoises, interspersed with gold lozenges covered with rubies and pearls.

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"But why spend so much time and emotion and energy upon improving on it?"

"That's flaky."

The Flying Troutmans - Miriam Toews

"What do you think?"

"Do you know what I really think? I think it wouldn't matter."

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

"Did Myna tell you to say that?"

"Yep. But that's not why I'm so excited."

Murderers Prefer Blondes by Amanda Matetsky

"What's the Blue Plate Special?"

Sandwiches in the cooler, I said. Ham and cheese. There's fruit.

The Flying Troutmans - Miriam Toews

"Full-time job, eh?"

"Hakim...it was opium."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"What have you done with the child?"

'the table showed great signs of excitement at this point and poured out a volley of unintelligible letters.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'are you the spirit of one who has passed over?'

"Nothing like that."

In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson

"Any ideas?"

'wait. help. atone.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'how can you speak so unkindly?'

"I shall act as I please until I am...satisfied."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"How do you know this is the man?"

"He took her to the Copacabana."

Murderers Prefer Blondes by Amanda Matetsky

"Did they seem like nice people to you?"

Biggs is our greengrocer, and his chief talent lies in securing the services of the most abandonedand unprincipled errand-boys that civilization has yet produced.

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

"What can I get you, sir?"

"Dragons, sir?"

Death in Five Boxes by Carter Dickson

"Sir, are you raving mad?"

'yes. yes. yes. yes.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'but what has old Levy got to do with it?'

"Funny how the saddest guys can be happy drunks."

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

"How did I, the dorky Indian guy, win a tiny piece of Penelope's heart?"

There was something about the eyes and jaw that suggested that rugged attractiveness.

I'll Watch The Moon by Ann Tatlock

"Come now, tell me, what is causing your tears?"

"like the poisoned Athulf in Fool's Tragedy, he could have cried, 'oh, i am changing, changing, fearfully changing.'"

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'can he drink coffee, Marjorie?'

"Yes," you said, and I embraced you at the melancholy sound of your admission.

A Step from Death by Larry Woiwode

How can they let their kids out in public so filthy dirty?

"Fraer and Mary stood awkwardly by the sink, politeness suggesting to them to go no further."

The Means of Escape by Penelope Fitzgerald

"What brother or sister likes being asked such questions?"

I'm about ready to contest this agreeable ambiguity when Laurel cries from her cramped backseat slot, "I do!"

A Step from Death by Larry Woiwode

Is that what you had in the bag that night I saw you to the car, when you'd had a whiskey, or whatever?

“Waste not, want not,” said Granny, primly.

‘Equal Rites’ by Terry Pratchett.

“Are you getting enough to eat?”

"Tuna, spaghetti and jam. With sprinkles."

Unseen Academicals by Terry Prattchett

"Where did that come from, Mister Stibbons?"

"On the Venetian island of Zakynthos, in better times known as the Flower of the Orient."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"How was I to know I was a chicken-pox carrier?"

Without any effort Nanny managed to get a face like a sockful of marbles,

‘Equal Rites’ by Terry Pratchett.

“How’s the magic coming along?”

His mother was beginning to worry about the hours he spent among the woolen jackets and galoshes in that dark cubicle picking at the lock with a twisted bobby pin.

I'll Watch The Moon by Ann Tatlock

"Can we jump outa the back?"

"Okay."

The Last Supper by Charles McCarry

"Now, what about the truck?"

By now at least a dozen kids were circling the vehicle, their eyes reflecting a morbid curiosity, their faces pinched as though they smelled something bad.

I'll Watch The Moon by Ann Tatlock

"Will you teach me to drive it, Mr. Diehl?"

"No. Wait down in the car."

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

"Does he think you're coming alone?"

"You can't assume anything, when it comes to the Minister."

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"And where does your destiny lead you?"

"Some Place called Glasgow."

The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre

"Is there still no-one on the horizon?"

'i took a little walk down the road and then turned back and passed the house again, and this time i saw a servant just passing round the corner of the house, but of course she was too far off for me to speak to.'

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'was it her imagination, or was that a sturdy form in dark blue emerging from Hand Court?'

"This particular auntie claimed she had the second sight, but it was a faculty she summoned only to accuse him of cheating on her."

Help Me, Jacques Cousteau by Gil Adamson

"Does she ever throw things?"

"To her? To Pat?"

A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie

"Got any ideas about it at all, Aunt Effie?"

“Yes, well, the spirits say this young lady won’t be any trouble as far as that is concerned,”

‘Equal Rites’ by Terry Pratchett.

“Aye said, that broom of yours might as well have a life of its own, and do you know what she said?”

"Allah be with thee."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Are you in charge?"

"It's not about identifying individuals."

Acid Song by Bernard Beckett

"What do you want?"

"The goal here is to get the house and then get Scott out of my life-for the second time."

Lust, Loathing, and a Little Lip Gloss by Kyra Davis

"Why is it so important to Kane that some stranger joins his precious society?"

"Oh...his first sexual encounter was with his cousin."

Help Me, Jacques Cousteau by Gil Adamson

"Why do you let the cat lick your toes?"

"It's less a matter of looking the other way than of closing our eyes to what we can't stop from happening."

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

"Who has left you here all by yourself?"

'other authors.

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

'how long ago would that be?'

"...ever since the war.."

The Story of a Mariage - Andrew Sean Greer

"Who are you looking for?"

"We're making a documentary, on Richard Bradley, to mark the anniversary."

Acid Song by Bernard Beckett

"You ever dream of a job where you don't spend your time counting how many times people go to the toilet?"

"Stephanie came out of the toilet."

The Last Supper by Charles McCarry

"How are you going to prevent these people from killing your agent?"

"My mother can handle him."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Senor, more wine?"

"No way, I do this too often."

Help Me, Jacques Cousteau by Gil Adamson

"Any idea who died?"

"Oh yeah. The Catalonians don't remember it as a riot, they remember it as the night that Franco's polis got a right good leathering."

The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre

"Still think it could all work out?"

"Damned right."

Mars Life by Ben Bova

"So how bad is it?"

"Two big thumbs up, as they say."

Hoodwinked by Lowell Green

"Sex?"

"You wanna?"

Dead Irish by John Lescroart

"What'd you go and do that for?"

"There's too much work to be done to waste time in talk."

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

"Will you stir the pot?"

"No. I don't know. Maybe."

Acid Song by Bernard Beckett

"What are the odds of that happening, just by chance, would you say?"

"Precious little."

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

"Why do geese walk barefoot?"

"It is, if I do say so myself, an excellent question, and perhaps I should explain why."

Acid Song by Bernard Beckett

"What drove the people involved to do the things they did?"

"Not a Virgin as far as you can see."

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

"Do you remember yesterday when we saw the Queen of the Hairy-Chinned Gypsies?"

"It's how people are. We have to make allowances."

Acid Song by Bernard Beckett

"The channel you selected, Sir, was it one of the adult movies?"

"I wondered if I'd done somthething wrong."

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie

"Where are you from?"

"The Ghetto"

Hoodwinked by Lowell Green

"Don't you find that a little strange?"

“Lots of things have never happened before. We’re only born once.”

‘Equal Rites’ by Terry Pratchett.

“It works, though, doesn’t it?”

"Yes. All the rats are leaving!"

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"Is that a small enough chance for you?"

"I am so frightened I cannot speak, my stomach cramps and for an instant I fear I will die with soiled pants."

Hoodwinked by Lowell Green

"Is that a boot scraping the pavement behind me?"

"Until it all blew to hell."

The 8th Confession by James Patterson

"What's not to understand about 'finished'?"

I wanted to say, Not this way. I wanted to say, Give me more days more nights with you. But she turned away from me and I knew the strength of her will. She would not turn back.

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

"Have you ever solved a crime with a hair sample?"

"More than a few."

Hoodwinked by Lowell Green

"Your name really isn't Pierre, is it?"

'though Mrs. Lucas's parents had bestowed the name of Emmeline on her, it was not to be wondered at that she was always known among the more intimate of her subjects as Lucia, pronounced, of course, in the Italian mode--La Lucia, the wife of Lucas. . .'

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'has she promised to sing Siegfried?

"Tell them I don't know. It could go either way."

The Furies by Bill Napier

"What do we know about this Lewis Sharp fellow?"

"The Duchess admires her intensely"
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

"Well, what's the use of mincing matters?"

"And so, as you would say in North America, I lay it all out there on the line."

Hoodwinked by Lowell Green

"Is this the end for us?"

"You have twenty-four hours to move out."

Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman

"You want me to throw them out?"

"There was no urgency."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Or how long would I wait?"

"'my Guru is a little late,' said she."

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'shall i keep him entirely to myself?'

*edited to try to get touchstones to work. they won't!

"I can withstand anything but that!"

Hoodwinked by Lowell Green

"But that's not going to happen, is it?"

"Mother used to do alright as a dresmaker."

The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan

"I'm supposed to set myself up a soapbox on Clifton Hill and holler at the tourists walking by?"

"Margarethe refuses to hire another girl from off the street…"

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

"They did this in the windmill?"

"'well ask him,' suggested Mrs. Quantock, 'as you say, you never can tell where a Guru may be called.'"

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'have you seen my motor?'

"It's a pity there aren't any of them around any more."

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"How do you pay for this stuff?"

"Dean Stanton, who was back on the block by then, added a penny to the pot, and I kicked one in, as well."

The Green Mile by Stephen King

"Isn't that the same one I chased?"

"He throws the chicken down on the table…"

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

"I'm no ninny in the world, you think I don't know?"

"There was a long silence."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"What words could insult you?"

"Screw the Constitution."

The Furies by Bill Napier

"What went wrong, Max?"

"I got scared."

The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

"Of what?"

He said: "I have an idea we're being followed."

Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman

"You don't agree?"

"It was just a pissing contest."

Dead Irish by Lescroart

"So what were you two guys doing together?"

..boobalack, #233 and #237..whoohoo...lol

"Standing bareback on your father's horses; somersaulting, chariot-riding."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Call the others off, will you?"

"He does not seem overly inclined to use that power," said Carding.

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"Are you puissant?"

"I can get by."

The Furies by Bill Napier

"But why do you ask the question?"

'there ensued a very trying ten minutes, in which the stationmaster, the porters, Georgie and Mrs. Weston's maid all called Tipsiepoozie a good dog as he lay on the ground snapping promiscuously at those who praised him.'

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'but who is this wonderful creature she is expecting?'

//eta how bizarre. when i posted this, the last post was #243. i thought i checked after i posted it and mine followed that one but i guess not.

"Husband, or someone else who knew her."

In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson

'Did you get teased a lot at school?"

"Oh, Christ, it wasn't his fault."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Was it staged, then?"

The parting crowd revealed Nanny Ogg, holding a pitchfork in one hand and a torch in the other and thrusting them both in the air while muttering, "Rhubarb, rhubarb."

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

"Has it got spices in it?"

"That's classified."

The Furies by Bill Napier

"Are you sure they're following you?"

"I'll get them someday. They'll be delicious."

The Signal by Ron Carlson

"What are you cooking, the pasta?"

"A bucket of tea, a bucket of rice and some fish soup."

A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute

"How are we to travel? Will there be a truck?"

"Don't have enough gas," Dad said and went back to sleep.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

"You ride with him a lot?"

"None of your bloody business!"

Almost Adam by Petru Popescu

"A new human type would be nice, but how could one get rid of the old one?"

"Iʻve never tried it, and donʻt intend to."

In the Best Families by Rex Stout

"What have you got underway now? Anything important?"

"Not in this country."

Unseen by Nancy Bush

"Why had she been rejected?"

"She lives at home with her parents, spends hours walking through the woods with her mother, helps with the dishes."

Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

"Here is tobacco, but where is mustard seed?"

"on the side of the hospital where the laurel bushes grew high."

Unseen by Nancy Bush

"Hey, retard, you cut yerself shavin'?"

"I'm not sure, I said."

Secrets by Nuruddin Farah

That's an exaggerated order, surely?"

"She needs to see what smoking can do."

Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly

"By the way, why did your father buy that gun?"

"Jeff's the best alligator hunter in all Queensland."

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute

"Will you sell this to me?"

"It's a small enough thing."

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"Does this involve a perilous journey into unknown and probably dangerous lands?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

Amost Adam by Petru Popescu
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Touchstones doesn't seem to be working, but it worked on this book (not the author, though) the last time I used it. (?) It also wiped out my question, so I have to retype it now.
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"Is the disappearance of six hundred million dollars from your treasury also a rumor?"

'for my part, i shall just get home, and ring up for the police, and say that the Indian who has been living with you all these weeks has stolen my spoons and forks and my Georgian tankard.'

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'then do you propose he should stop here till he's called somewhere else?'

"Well, why not give up London and stay here with us. You know we'd love to have you."

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute

"Are there enough men to go around?"

"Not yet...But Edith said they would be here."

The Story of a Marriage - Andrew Sean greer

"Is that why you came here?"

"That's the whole point."

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"What have you wizards got against women, then?"

"They were in front of us in the line for the elevator."

Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly

"What's the plan?"

"...place yourself beside them, cook their favorite food, bring them wine or sing the love songs that you know will move them."

The Story of a Marriage - Andrew Sean Greer

"Which do you want?"

"I'm going to make a comparison."

The Case of the Mischievous Doll by Erle Stanley Gardner

"So here's a babe with a gun, barricaded in the women's rest room, and who's going after her?"

"This is something I have to do!"

The Coffin Trail by Martin Edwards

"Why can't you leave yourself a bit of wiggle room?"

//#s 268 & 269, owlie and squeaky--LOL. excellent. :D

my answer to #271:

'let's send it to the Psychical Research, or whoever those people are who collect coincidences, and say it's spooks.'

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'should i enjoy myself more wandering about this heavenly place than at her garden party?'

"Let's go while they're occupied," he said to Conina.

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"What's the matter, you never saw a man have a haircut before?"

"My child, this is a mortal sin."

In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke

"So, you have something to tell me?"

**a serious book being used to provide a little humor in the world. no offense meant.**

"That's fifty green fires and hot leads to go, with a side order for blisters and scorpions. Hold the mercy."

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"What? On my head?"

"not knowing the least what he meant, she replied, 'si; tante grazie.'"

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'now, what shall we do next? clumps or charades or what?'

"There is surely no hurry. Wait a few days."

Hone and Dust - Piers Moore ede

"Does such a practice still exist?"

"Daniel is the historian, he'll know far more about what went on in the old days than we do."

The Coffin Trail by Martin Edwards

"Are you up here on holiday?"

"I nodded. I had already told Nabil something of my own motivation for being here."

Honey and Dust - Piers Moore Ede

"What are you up to tomorrow then?"

"Pull down the old ruined house and build, of course."

Endless Night by Agatha Christie

"Why was it left to fall down?"

" In fact she looked away as if she might have been partly to blame."

Secrets by Nuruddin Farah

"Otherwise, why were her eyes runny with mascara, why did her face resemble the slate of a Koranic pupil having difficulty with his alphabet, with the letters growing extra legs and arms which caused them to merge with one another?"

"She fancied herself as a model, you know, magazine shoots, television, you name it."

The Coffin Trail by Martin Edwards

"Did she stay with you?"

"One escapes, but one always has to come back."

Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett

"Can't you go and get drunk?"

"Maybe we should think about this for a while."

Outside the Perimeter by J. Sutton

"Hey, it's a body shop. What could be sexier?"

"I mean, a beautiful young woman like you ... it doesn't bear thinking about ..."

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"Well, we want to meet the criminal element, don't we?"

"Before she knew it, she had two gunmen in civilian clothes in the cab of the pickup, one of them brandishing a revolver and asking her to stop the vehicle, get out, and hand over the keys."

Secrets by Nuruddin Farah

"Are you still planning to take a week's holiday?"

"I've got to get away for a while before we all end up regrettin' it."

One Drop of Blood by Thomas Holland

"What do we have to make amends for?"

"You're not the first man to lie about your whereabouts to your wife."

The Coffin Trail by Martin Edwards

"For God's sakes, what's got into you tonight?"

"I'm a firm believer that the world would be a decent place if it weren't for all the g--d---- people."

One Drop of Blood by Thomas Holland

"Look, you ever been shot?"

"Curse the day!"

Secrets by Nuruddin Farah

"What did your housekeeper put in the food?"

"He's gone to bed," he explained, "with a hot milk drink."

Sourcery By Terry Pratchett

"This is a Wilderness?"

"I don't know but I've been suffering with headaches lately and having trouble with my balance."

The Coffin Trail by Martin Edwards

"But did he hit her?"

"No, the answer is No, I did not say that."

One Drop of Blood by Thomas Holland

"Will two hundred do it or d'you need more?"

"Well yeah, but still maybe not definite enough."

Dead Irish by John Lescroart

"Why him?"

"Beefcake!"

City of Souls by Vicki Pettersson

"But why do YOU think he chose you?"

'he had been expecting some call when my letter asking for guidance came, and he started at once because he knew he was sent.'

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

'any news?'

"I think Amber said it was near the dump."

Outside the Perimeter by J. Sutton

"I kind of like the idea of birdie porn. Maybe a stripper dressed in feathers?'

"Yes, please!" I try to hide my delight. "That would be great."

Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

"Have you spoken to Simon about our targets?"

"'yes. guess!' said Georgie tantalizingly. this was his last revelation and he wanted to spin it out."

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson

"'Georgino mio,' she said, ' 'oo not angry with Lucia for saying she was busy last night?'"

"That annoyed me."

Outside the Perimeter by J. Sutton

"Pet therapist? How'd you think of that?"

"No, rather than contemplate the future, Lucy seemed fixated on the past."

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

"Did you have a spell?"

"Yes," he said eventually, "something like that."

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

"How do you feel about snakes?"

"I'm scared," he said.

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

"What kind of job are you looking for?"

"I hear they've got an opening down at the bird place."

Outside the Perimeter by J. Sutton

"A bird? The police are banging on my door about a bird?"

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