A Silly Book Game - Part 18

Easy Rules*:
1. Grab the book you're currently reading.
2. Find a quote which answers the question in the post above yours.
3. Tell us what book you're quoting (include author's name).
4. Find another quote from the same book (a question this time) for the next poster to answer.

Hint: It's good if both your answer and question are related, but that's not absolutely necessary.

*Newbies welcome!

Continued from here.

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Posted by selliers

"These people! They have not acted under my instructions. They have disobeyed my direct orders!"

The Cobra Event by Richard Preston

"Is this a sample from the truck?"

'i think we shall find that went into his pocket while his back was to the two women and that it got lost on the way to the garage.'

Steady as she goes in Injury Time by Catherine Aird

'and did you try?'

"That's rather the problem. . . . I haven't the faintest idea."

Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler

"What about in the feet?"

"'the way of all flesh,' quoted Henry in a manner very similar to Sir John Mordaunt, 'is to the kitchen.'"

Slight of hand in Injury Time by Catharine Aird

'pudding, gentlemen?'

"I only have roll-ups," said Charles

Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler

"How are we going to explain that our dancer has disappeared?"

“Enchantment,” he said gruffly. “And sorcery. We were powerless against it.”

Northern Chess (short story) in ‘Women as Demons’ by Tanith Lee.

“Do you drink wine, you virago?”

"Floral virology's really not my field . . . "

Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler

"Wouldn't she have experienced symptoms?"

The lids shivering, the chest rising and falling shallowly.

Northern Chess (short story) in ‘Women as Demons’ by Tanith Lee.

“How can I fight what I cannot see?”

"The young man kept himself in the shadows, and waited."
The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas.

"But where and when shall I see you again?"

“Go away girl,” he jeered at her. “Go and have babies as God fashioned you to do.”

Northern Chess (short story) in ‘Women as Demons’ by Tanith Lee.

“What else is there to do?”

'Horace Boller went through a charade of examining the sea and sky and looking anxious.'

The man who rowed for the shore in Injury Time by Catherine Aird

'why are we going east and not straight out to sea?'

"...to steer clear of soil-degrading and ecosystem-poisoning chemicals..."

Diet for a Hot Planet - Anna Lappe

Whom can we trust?

"It's the act of commerce that's important, and what happens afterward is someone else's responsibility."

The Cobra Event by Richard Preston

"What did you put on the death certificate?"

"He was in a head-on collision with a Buick on the expressway."

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

"What are you looking for?"

"There's a rock about this size"---she cupped her hands: about eight inches wide---...

In The Woods by Tana French

"Was this the work of a satanic cult?"

"'no, a single curate is in many ways more suitable,' said Belinda thoughtfully."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

"'and then, of course, there's the celibacy of the clergy isn't there?' she added quickly."

"Johnathan has one conviction, just this February."

In The Woods byTana French

"What if they offer us, like millions?"

# 16 mirrordrum, you slay me! lol!!!

Nothing to post, just marking the thread.

I agree, Selliers. mirrordrum can really come up with some good stuff!

lindasbooks we are reading the same book, i remember that part

"Unfortunately, I kind of expect that God deletes the prayers of total idiots, kind of like e-mail spam."

Once in a Blue Moon by Leanna Ellis

"Could we discuss it when we get inside?"

The cottage dimmed as Peterkin appeared at the door, even his small body taking the light. "Mam - Father said I was to look in and not wake you if you wasn't."

Down The Common: A Year In the Life of a Medieval Woman by Ann Baer

"Did you have some bread?"

"On the contrary, my dear friend."
The Three Musketeerss, by Alexandre Dumas

"Who ordered you to kill me?"

"'Marshall!' I cried"

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

"Well! What does one reply to that?"

#s 18&19 thanks, selliers and boobalack blush

"'Ah quotiens illum doluit properare Calypso.'* she retorted, flinging at him triumphantly the last remnants of her classical education."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'it was past eleven and oughtn't an archdeacon arise earlier than that?'

*translation: How often Calypso groaned when she beheld him preparing to depart--Ovid

"For God's Sake!"

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

"Do you know anything else?"

#20 ruthiesc...I am really enjoying it so far, you??
(sorry for the interupt)

"She's only around when you're here, said Daphne, weakening slightly."

The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen

"Did you ever hear the one about the shoe-tree?"

"Try to keep it brief."

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

"And, how is the love of your life?"

'why, whenever he comes to our house he nearly always brings with him some roots or seeds. . .'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'it seemed that the moths had got into the Archdeacon's grey suit and why had Agatha been so grossly neglectful as to let this happen?'

yes, lindasbooks, me too; thought it really funny since my other name is linda too
(i wont interrupt again, guys)

"...even Jesus partook of a sip now and again."

Incognegro by Mat Johnson

"Don't make no sense. Why would a woman do something CRAZY like that?"

"Dangerous thinking, Martha," says my brother . . .

Cooking with Fernet Branca by Janes Hamilton-Paterson

"Have you eaten, by the way?"

Then approached the marmosets again, and sweetmeats were served and a wine even more enrapturing that the others.

Night’s Daughter, Day’s Desire (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“Do you recall the fate of Ant, who, tempted, ran away, carrying with him a small votive offering of silver?

"I wouldn't know about the likes of him."

In the Woods by Tana French

"Ah ... turned out badly, did he?"

Rumors circulated that Johnson had struck a bargain with Satan.

Rock Lives by Timothy White

... if God created pretty young virgins, fast cars, summer nights, and the fixings for bourbon, why couldn't he celebrate His handiwork?

"'i think they would look rather effective in a kind of pyramid, if it could be managed,' she suggested. . ."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

"now,' she said, 'what about these recitations?'"

"Master Audry," rejoined Jehan, still perched on his capital, "hold thy tongue, man, or I will drop upon thy head."

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.

"...What screech-owl of ill omen is that?"

(#38 - probably says something Freudian about me, mirrordrum ... but that's laugh-out-loud kinky!)

“Can it be you do not know me, father.”

Night’s Daughter, Day’s Desire (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“Kn-know you, my peerless boy?”

#40--i certainly wouldn't want to close the door on that possibility, RA. ;)

'ah, yes. do you remember when i used to read Milton to you?'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'do you remember the magnificent opening lines of Samson Agonistes?'

eta twofer?

"'I remember,' Menon wrote later..."

The Proudest Day by Anthony Read and David Fisher.

"Why don't they shoot sooner?"

"Five weeks, three weeks, two days, what's the diff?"

The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett

"You're being flippant?"

“Oh, heartless,” breathed the pretty youth.

Children of the Night (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“Is your master impatient?”

"We can't all just sit around."

The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen

"But what made you come here?"

She smiled, "I sell personal physical services."

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

"Are you sure this is the right way?"

No, I think, but my head nods in assent.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

"Did we make deals with anyone else?"

"It's the wrong time to sell real estate. Anyway, you can't sell stuff like that overnight."

The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett

"That Australian mule, have you followed up on her yet?"

EEEH-orrrh!

Children of the Night (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“Is it my facial covering that frightens you so?”

"Just your type: a fine strapping girl with good child-bearing hips."

In the Woods by Tana French

"But one judges oneself, doesn't one?"

(shoot, #50 beat me)

#s 40-50 are grrrrrrreat

:D

*edited to fix HTML code

"I'm not very good with paradox."

In The Woods by Tana French

"Why did he keep her for a day?"

"No one knew what Johnny knew."

The Last Child by John Hart

"What the hell?"

edit for punctuation

The demons had invented love. There needs to be said no more.

Children of the Night (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“had she not been wedded to some other?”

"No. But she doesn't seem unhappy, really. She teaches yoga."

In the Woods by Tana French

"Did you miss me, Mammy?"

"Yeah"

The Last Child by John Hart

"Is that an Indian thing?"

"'we are all in the church,' said Belinda gently."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'what is your opinion, Miss Bede?'

"We consider the case closed."

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

"Couldn't you try the Old Men's Home?"

"We wouldn't do it there again. Too suspicious."

The Firm by John Grisham

"Have they checked it for bugs?"

"But she shook her head, and I heard her telling mother later that, in her opinion, neither "cooties" nor "sarks" were proper subjects for young girls to talk about."

Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery

"'Mrs. Dr. dear,' whispered Susan solemnly, 'what are cooties?'"

"You have no idea of the kind of drugs that will come online during the next decade. Any girl with the sense to start using them early in life will never age beyond twenty-two. Isn't that amazing?"

The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett

"You don't think oil, the economic crisis, the environment, wars, fresh water and radical Islam will hold our attention more than chemicals?"

"'i cannot really say. i had imagined that people would use their own discretion,' he ventured."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

"'don't you think you would be more comfortable in low-heeled shoes, dear?' suggested Belinda tentatively."

“Not at all,” said the old man,

Dooniveh, The Moon (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“Have you then travelled in this way before?”

"...if I was to be asked why I took that taxi that cold night in December, to be truthful, I can't give you a reason."

More by Austin Clarke

"These blasted views are written in the Bible? In my Bible, you say?"

" But you said you wanted my diary."

The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen

"How on earth did he get into the house?"

"I think that window on the side there is unlocked" ... and though the window was stuck halfway, the young ensign was slim enough to wiggle through.

Black Powder War by Naomi Novik

"Look, over there. Is that a woman?"

She was in a sari of pure gold cloth.

Sun in the Morning by Elizabeth Cadell

"How," she asked me in a murmured aside, "are things going?"

"Moving right along"

Breach of Promise by Perri O'Shaughnessy

"Has she got anything in writing?"

"I don't think that's possible."

The Last Child by John Hart

"You think we should keep this quiet?"

"To the Attorney General. My name is Smilla Jasperson, and with this letter I would like to file a complaint."

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

"In what book?"

"'oh, I've bought a Vogue pattern,' said Harriet, 'size 38, so you can just follow that.'"

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

"'i wonder if it's going to be big enough in the hips? she ventured. 'that's where you usually need it, isn't it?'"

“Then we are united in that.”

Dooniveh, The Moon (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“How is it,” said Pereban, irked to outcry, “that you do nothing, yet are fed and clothed and kept in luxury?”

"There is not a soul in this city (I came to suspect) that doesn't know the secret, and that hasn't sworn to keep it."

Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges

"And is that the most valuable piece of information you've picked up tonight, then?"

"I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me."

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne.

"Then would you read a Sustaining Book, such as would help and comfort a Wedged Bear in Great Tightness?"

"I don't think there is anything particularly wrong with me for considering that a little odd."

In The Woods by Tana French

"Do you fancy him too?"

"Your irritation is important to us," Cassie droned, looking at me upside down with her head tipped backwards over her headrest, "and will be exacerbated in rotation. Thank you for holding."

In the Woods by Tana French

"Who's your favorite genius?"

(that is too weird lindasbooks)

"It would have to be Scarlett Johansson as least."

In the Woods by Tana French

"Do you really feel that way about our job?"

**ruthiesc...I know, right!

"I love being on the Force in Toronto."

More by Austen Clarke

"You planning to blow up the CN Tower?"

"He winces; it's a matter of his life's blood."

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

"Don't you have a job you have to go to?"

"I sit there and do what-all day after day, day after day."

Sun in the Morning by Elizabeth Cadell

"But have you...?"

"'oh dear. . .' Belinda was almost speechless with confusion. 'I'm afraid Emily doesn't seem to have done it this morning'--that was obvious--'and i know how particular you are.'"

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'now, what is it to be this morning?'

*eta a missing comma

"You'll see," Frank said.

The Likeness by Tana French

"Got another body?"

"An odd question, he sniffed. With an unusual answer."

Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell

"Can you swallow that much coincidence?"

'we could have some soup and a fairly substantial sweet, and with coffee afterwards it would be quite a nice little meal.'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'would it matter if we gave Mr. Donne some cauliflower cheese?'

"Dangerous territory."

Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell

"I haven't seen you in three years and all I get is a goodbye without a hello?"

"What have I told you about doing personal?"

The Last Child by John Hart

"How is this relevant?"

"We risked everything in order to make a go of this."

A Caribbean Murder by Agatha Christie

"You - haven't had any more of those dreams, have you?"

"I've had another of my strange dreams. Something terrible is before us -- I know."

Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery.

"Couldn't you have found a -- well, a less spectacular method of refusing him?"

"Those who understand such things say that the two spouses must always assist each other if a relationship is truly to founder and turn to flotsam."

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

"Without a key?"

"Hunt decided on the pry bar."

The Last Child by John Hart

"How you gonna' get him up?"

For some reason, I didn't feel like telling her the details.

In The Woods by Tana French

"You said there was something you wanted to ask me?"

>96 lindasbooks: lindasbooks Hah!

#97...;)

"Well, then if you don't mind me asking," Hiro says, "if it's so damn nice, why don't y'all go back to your egg sac and hang out there?"

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

"Should we shoot at 'em?"

"At your convenience, Sir Henry."

Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell

"Why did the poet beg the young man to beget children - and why did the young man refuse?"

"I think I told you that she isn't the type of person who talks about her private life. Do you know, I couldn't even tell you if she owned a cat?"

The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill

"No one she might have bought expensive presents for?"

"From the economic point of view, 'technical' questions always involve the consideration of 'costs'."

Economy and Society by Max Weber It's what I'm reading. What grad students will do in order to avoid concentrating on their work. More fun to read it this way ;-)

"...if the world as a whole and life in particular were to have a meaning, what might it be, and how would the world have to look in order to correspond to it?"

"...Give me," said Joe, "a good book, or a good newspaper, and sit me down afore a good fire, and I ask no better. Lord!" he continued, after rubbing his knees a little, "when you do come to a J and a O, and says you, 'Here, at last, is a J-O, Joe,' how interesting reading is!"

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

"Didn't you ever go to school, Joe, when you were as little as me?" (Pip said)

"'Course I don't care, but with all those drawbacks, I just wonder."

Roseborough by Jane Roberts Wood

"Is that why you don't write?"

"I don't know. I have no idea, I suppose I was just thinking about it."

A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

"Did you take a knife with you on your - walk?"

"The daggers," broke in Pruden. "Epworth had a collection of daggers on the wall."

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman

"Have you remained friends?"

"We worked together . . . it's more than fifty years ago. . . . Nita was ever so pretty."

The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill

"I'm getting a picture of her riding over a bridge . . . is that a bridge?"

"Your letting your imagination get the best of you."

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

"What's wrong with mommy?

"...--the newspaper article, the fund-raiser...That could've set her off."

In The Woods by Tana French

"Is that all?"

"I want to use her as a detective, mate," Frank said. "Which is what she is, last time I checked."

The Likeness by Tana French

"What are you, her ma?"

"Oh dear me, no!"

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club by Virginia Ironside

"What are you doing Thursday?"

"None of your business," I said, clinking my glass against his.

The Likeness by Tana French

"Cheers. Now: what are you doing here?"

"We're going to lunch with Mr. Venables. You'll like him, Mark. He's a most interesting man. Been everywhere and done everything."

The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie

"Part of English rural life, isn't it?"

"Sometimes I feel like asking if they've mucked out any good pigs recently, or turned over any fields to arable."

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club by Virgina Ironside

"Who writes this f**king sh*t, anyway?"

T-Stones not working

"I mean, I've had a few articles published, but..."

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman

"How mysterious -- and who is K?"

"It stands for kiss, grandmother. It is something white people do when they love someone."

Ride The Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"What shall we name her?"

"Penny rang with a query: 'What does K-Y actually stand for?' she asked."

"Penny!"

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club by Virginia Ironside

"Climb trees?"

"We all have our phobias. ... Do you know what Isaiah's was? It was heights."

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

"Why didn't you go to that conference?"

I felt faint

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

"Would you like to join us in the family pew?"

“Beloved,” said she, “do not distract me from my course”.

The Daughter of the Magician (short story) in ‘Night’s Sorceries: A Novel of the Flat Earth’ by Tanith Lee.

“Do you desire to bind me?”

"'oh dear,' said Belinda, 'i meant to get some more toilet rolls yesterday.'"

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

"'ah, now which one is you?' she asked, going up to one of the groups and peering at it."

"But Anne doesn't know where to begin."

Roseborough by Jane Roberts Wood

"Do you change? Every day?"

#122...What a super answer to rankamateur's question. LOL

Under a rowboat

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Can you get away with crime?

#122, #124 - Yes, made me giggle, as well.

#124, #126 thanks, jacx and rankamateur. :)

"that Miss Beard. . .pretending to be watering the ferns in the front room--Harriet called out 'good afternoon!' to her and was pleased to see her scuttle furtively back into the shelter of the lace curtains."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'who made those for you? your mother or an aunt perhaps?'

"Each stroke of the knife that carved this was done with a terrible hatred and -- yes, jealousy. Insane jealousy."

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman

"And have you brought souvenirs back with you?"

"Not that I know of."

Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell

"Who would risk stealing from the well-guarded treasure houses of the Globe and Widener and then cover their tracks with fire, on no more than a whim and a chance?"

'. . .as a matter of fact, it was a relation of Mrs. Hoccleve's (sic), she was up at the university when i was, at least she was doing research. she's a kind of female Don.'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'will you swim in it?'

She and Star Name stood at the edge of the stream and splashed water over themselves, shivering and chattering with the cold.

Ride The Wind by Lucia St. Clair Riobson

"Will you two be complaining tonight when no one asks you to dance because you smell like a buffalo?"

"What's brought this all up now? Starly's been the haunt of hippies and New Agers for years".

The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill

"What in heaven's name is a 'psychic surgeon'?"

"My mother."

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club
Virginia Ironside

"…just because one's old, doesn't mean one has to give up sex, does it?"

edit: punctuation

“What a very extraordinary thing to say, under the circumstances!”

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“If the familiar little man treats my mother in that way, how will he treat me?”

"You are a philosopher, Khasar."

Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden

"Who are you?" Genghis asked.

"I am Hugh de Singleton," I bowed.

A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel by Mel Starr

"How long," I asked again, "has this gone on?"

"We were in college together, roommates...."

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman

"And you have been tested for bilharzia, yellow fever, cholera, hepatitis, polio, meningitis, and parasites?"

"'i don't want to bore you with the whole lot,' she said and broke into a gay Chopin mazurka."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'. . .he was thinking of having a pond made, for water-lilies and goldfish, and where did Harriet think would be the best place to put it?'

*edited to remove an errant comma

Farther out on the plateau, in a tiny mud shack not five feet high,

Forgotten Girls by Strom and Rickett

"Why did you call me the fortunate one?

"Amyas, Elsa says you want to marry her."

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

"Why the devil couldn't she hold her tongue?

'of course that was a dig at the Reverend Edward Plowman, who disliked the Archdeacon so much, and as he had quarrelled (sic) with Canon Glover, what could he expect?'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'was it tonight he was coming?'

*edited to try to get touchstone to work. well, it's working on the side there. ah, there we go.

She looked anxiously up and down the road;

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“You don’t suspect me of doing anything wrong, do you?”

'Ricardo was frowning. how terrible it would be if he were to fail her!'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'was their dress anything like that of the Germanic tribes?'

"I like the one with the stovepipe hat tied on with ribbons. And the one with the swallow-tailed coat on backwards."

Ride The Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"Why don't they charge instead of showing off like that?"

"Rather odd."

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club by Virginia Ironside

"What do you think of Igor?"

'. . .what a pity it was that his combinations showed, tucked carelessly into his socks, when he sat down.'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'what has been done?'

Having turned the chair with its back to us, he jumped into it on his knees,

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“Had the forlorn creature come to any harm?”

"He was carrying a knife," Frank pointed out.

The Likeness by Tana French

"What was he planning on, whittling?"

"The feeling of apprehension was mutual...."

Defending a Contested Ideal by Luc Julliet

"But what would that philosophy of management look like?"

"You know the drill. Orders come down and we do what we're told."

Known to Evil by Walter Mosley

"What am I supposed to wear?"

"I hope you're going to wear a hat!"

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club by Virginia Ironside

"What do you mean, no?"

"I told you. It's a political thing."

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

"What does the Queen say?"

"Come on girls. Just a few more pictures."

Live to Tell by Wendy Corsi Staub

"You don't actually expect us to eat that, do you?"

"I like it when a big strong man asks so sweetly", she said.

Known to Evil by Walter Mosley

"What's going to happen when the school reports him truant?"

"They take their bribe, they ignore discrepancies in the case."

The White Tiger by Aravimd Adiga

"What would his life be like?"

"If he'd had his way, he'd have just sat in an armchair and sulked when dinner was over."

The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis

"Haven't I lived only for his memory all these years?"

#156 good one, RRH. :D

"'no, women like to have something to dote on,' he said mildly enough, 'i have noticed that.'"

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'i mean, it's what a person is that matters most, isn't it?'

"This kid has been to America and has his head full of shit."

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

"You'll need some money, won't you?"

LynnB...lol...you are really on a roll!!!

"It's not baby-sitting, is it?" she said suspiciously, "because I said I liked kids?"

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman

"So where is this job, can you tell me that much?"

"The Black Middens."

Heaven Eyes by David Almond

"Scared?"

"I'm not afraid of being hurt. You know that."

The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis

"Is there really a way out of Hell into Heaven?"

"Of course, Daniel said..."

The Likeness by Tana French

"Give you a lift?"

On the way to the next town, Mr. Bart and I discussed how the gig went, how we could make it better, and how we ought to promote it the next time.

James Brown: The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown with Bruce Tucker

"Why you say that, Pop?"

"I simply asked you to consider my suggestion, to let it simmer for a while in that busy head of yours."

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman.

"Well, you did hobnob with the FBI at one time, didn't you?"

"'yes, they are comforting,' Belinda agreed."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'i hope she won't come to any harm, you never know with foreigners, do you?'

You can never really be sure where they're coming from anyway - it could be political or somebody with a personal grudge or people trying to muscle in on the business.

James Brown: The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown with Bruce Tucker

"Why jump off into that?"

'it's the rubbing that does it.'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'after all it's rather upsetting, isn't it, a parting like that?'

There's not much more I can say about it except that they went home, and when they went home I kept going.

James Brown: The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown with Bruce Tucker

"Can you dance?"

“In the wretched state of my nerves, exertion of any kind is unspeakably disagreeable to me.”

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“I suppose we must come to it sooner or later – and why not sooner?”

"Let's meet at the shop in the next few days so we can settle things."

The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard

"Yet another fan?"

"Sholay connoisseurs--to call them 'fans' would be insulting their ardour--speak casually of seeing the film fifty, sixty, even seventy times."

Sholay, the Making of a Classic by Anupama Chopra

"What's so special about a hero's role?"

... we need to trust in somebody, something bigger than ourselves.

James Brown, The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown with Bruce Tucker

"What you doing, Daddy?"

#170, rankamateur, LOL! That was brilliant!

"Since I don't have to worry about throat cancer any more, I've now got time to be preoccupied with my current big worry."

No!, I Don't Want to Join a Book Club by Virginia Ironside

"Will these worries never end?"

"Really I must say I should think not!" interposed the grave lady.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

"You see, my dear," .... "the question to put to yourself is, who did you expect to thank you, my love?"

“Oh, an old woman.”

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“Anyone you knew?”

"'we always call them the brethren dwelling in unity,' said Harriet."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'whatever made you think of that?'

"Many people make their decisions with an ESP they don't realize they possess."

Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman

"When did it begin?"

"'nearly twenty-past one,' said Harriet. . ."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'what could he be up to when you come to think of it?'

*edited to change question that i think was too difficult to play on. hope that's okay.

"Looking back, he saw the old man rise, tear off a disguise, and uncover the chalk-white face, the smirking grin of a Breaker."

Tales of the Restoration by David and Karen Mains

"How could she be so careless?"

"I was hungry, allowances should be made."

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"Now, what is this substance all over his clothing?"

"'Mr. Donne is very fond of blackberry jelly,' said Harriet."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'won't you come and share my solitary meal?'

"You are asking the impossible, Gentle Homo."

Lord of Thunder by Andre Norton

"...do you think this thing can be done?"

"Definitely not. I don't want you showing up on his radar."

Changes: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

"If he's so dangerous, why are you talking to him?"

"The little urchin thinks I'm a mind reader."

The Strange Case of Hellish Nell by Nina Shandler

"How many times does your Mummy have to punish you?"

"Pah. No more than normal."

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"What did I do to merit a visit from you first thing in the morning?"

"It was a whim."

The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw

"Why are you crying?"

She felt as if she were the last person on earth, abandoned by everyone.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson

"Do you have any idea where he might hide?"

"Well, I really have no idea. I mean you're God and I'm not."

The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

"How can you tell she was struggling?"

Alexia gave him a withering look and brushed down the front of her green taffeta gown, checking for bloodstains.

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"What on God's green earth is that muck?"

"Carrot cake," Jacqueline repeated..

Back On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

"I still stick out, don't I?"

"No. She knows I do, though."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"That's what I thought," Iza said. "You're getting sick in the mornings, aren't you?"

I whimpered, with one hand on the side of the cold toilet and the other hand making a chignon out of the hair I was trying to keep from falling in.

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler

"At least we're on mushrooms. What's your excuse?"

“Deranged?”

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

Who had begun the cleansing of the marble, and who had left it unfinished?

"That doesn't matter!"

A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott

So, how is our patient coming along?

"I don't know. Won't talk."

The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw

"Aren't you cutting kind of a lot?"

"That's a tricky question," Elizabeth said.

The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen

"Are you trying to get me into trouble?"

I nodded. "I'm sure she is."

Cradle and All by James Patterson

"Oh God," he whispered. "What's happening to me? What's happening?"

"Ayla's a girl, Brun, and someday she'll become a woman, just like any other girl..."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"Are you, woman, telling this leader what he can or cannot do?"

"I didn't mean it the way it sounded, Anne."

Cradle and All by James Patterson

"Kathleen, is the Blessed Virgin Mary here with us tonight?"

'to think of it, the moment you've been waiting for for thirty years.'

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'well what did he say to that?'

"In the name of the Holy Father, I chase out Satan and hid fiendish child!"

Cradle and All by James Patterson

"So you don't believe Kathleen is a virgin?"

He swallowed nervously before responding.

Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It by J.D. Mason

Did he make a mistake?

"That's...that's absurd"

Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

"Just what am I supposed to tell everyone?"

'It hardly matters, I think we can still break his alibi."

Ragtime In Simla by Barbara Cleverly

"But who pulled the trigger?"

"The more Mack thought about it, the more confused and irritated he became."

The Shack by William P. Young

"What about the others?"

"tastes like........vanilla"

The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld

"13 is the lucky number"

This information – extracted from a long rambling answer, in the broadest Cumberland dialect – told me all that I most wanted to know.

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“Why does it encourage you?”

"Mack improved rapidly over the next few weeks."

The Shack by William P. Young

"But don't you use it to restrain evil?"

"The bowl? What bowl, Ayla? I don't understand."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"Would you like to sleep with Uba tonight, Durc?"

"'i think the minds of the metaphysical poets must have worked something like that,' said Belinda thoughtfully."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'what kind of news?'

"It says here that there was a particularly gruesome incident at the ball last night."

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"Do you think we should still frequent the venue, Mama?"

"You know she went too far, Iza."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"Has anyone considered why a powerful male totem would chose a girl?"

"'Ah, had she been more beauteous and less kind,
She might have found me of another mind.'

thought Belinda, but decided it might be better not to quote the lines."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'is it true that you are engaged to be married?'

"If it wasn't so expensive."

A Promise for Ellie by Lauraine Snelling

"See there, young man, are you making disparaging remarks regarding what I do?"

“I hope not,” I answered confusedly. “Perhaps I had no right to ask the question.”

‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins.

“Well,” she continued, turning to the boy, “and whose ghost was it?”

"George Eliot?"

One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre

"What would be a cliché, then?"

"You need to talk to Chief Inspector Lestarade at Scotland Yard. Read him the third paragraph."

The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King

"Anything from Holmes?"

"Penny shook her head without opening her eyes."

A Promise for Ellie Lauraine Snelling

"So coughing is a good thing?"

"He keeps his temper under control," I ventured.

The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King

"May I have this?"

"Yes, but you steep the root and apply it as a wash to relieve the pain."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"Where's the elecampane?"

"Isn't that next door to the Duke of Snodgrove's town house?"

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"You didn't say anything disrespectful to the earl now, did you, my dear?"

#223 LOL

"'Phallic,' murmured Edith, nodding her head."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'wonderful how he does it, isn't it?'

It shouldn't be confused with the moon walk that Michael Jackson does, which is really the bicycle, a move Charlie Chaplin used to do.

James Brown, The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown with Bruce Tucker

You know how you get on a bicycle and ride it backwards?

"What curious ways people have of passing their time, to be sure."

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

"Now, darling, will you have tea or a cocktail?"

"three dozen sausages, if you would be so kind. No need to cook them."

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"Tell me, what does the local hive queen have to say on this particular topic?"

"'oh, i hate standing about balancing a cup and plate and making conversation,' said Edith."

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym

'what happens now?'

“You must be more kind.”

Rachel (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“But how can this happen, the laws of men being as they are, and the immutable Law of God?”

"Money."

One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre

"Are you... an undercover agent or something?"

"That is what Mr. Lee said, sir."

A Holiday for Murder by Agatha Christie

"Two more guests?"

“What?”

The Rakshasa (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“Why not? Why not?”

"Sorry, sir, but I am the only one left."

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"Do you keep abreast of the latest scientific discoveries?"

And Lucefiel, (by some named Satan, Rex Mundi, but nevertheless the left hand, the sinister hand of God’s design) wrenched lightning from the ether and cast it at the Witch Queen.

Red as Blood (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“Why should you do that?”

"One of them said something about 'the girl,' but I don't know if that meant Estelle or me."

The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King

"Wait--can we risk a light?"

I put the flame to the edges of my coat, all the way around, then threw the last smoulder of the twig down into his hair.

Bloodmantle (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“Do you worship the old gods?”

"We often fought over the gods, but I believe they are in their own heaven now."

The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali

"Who has been filling your head with all this nonsense?"

'Radnor Security Systems.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'why didn't your boss give them a call?'

"I've heard of him, haven't met him."

The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King

"So, who was he seeing at that club that night?"

"Her Most Royal Highness, Queen Victoria"

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"Got yourself into quite a pickle this time, didn't you?"

"You may be right," I said, and began to smile.

The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King

"Tell me, how do you feel about Kent?"

'he'll cut his losses and take off.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'what did you tell her?'

... "It's My Thing and I Do What I Want to Do and You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To."

James Brown, The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown with Bruce Tucker

"What did you say?"

'we've got a deal.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'you brought the cash?'

A sudden sharp gleam came into his eyes.

Sweet Grapes (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“We must go upstairs. Do you object to that?”

"I think I'll let it lie. For now. A word to the wise, however. Stay the f*** out of my way."

The Fifth Floor by Michael Harvey

"So what's new?"

" Elephants are the only four legged animals that can't jump."

So B. It by Sarah Weeks

"How in theworld did you do that?"

"'in my vision, i saw you and Lindsey attending a few of my meditation seminars,' Tabitha said. 'as soon as the pictures flashed in my mind i realized that is the only way that the two of you can possibly come to a full and complete understanding of my unique interior design needs.'"

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'do you have any problem with that, dear?'

I am very bad at recollecting my dreams,

The Gorgon (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“Why does nobody else want me to go there?”

(#247 I'm tempted to ask, 'what about tortoises?', but I imagine somebody in the book did.)

"Well, that's the kicker, isn't it? The whole lot of them running scared from nothing but a rumor."

The Fifth Floor by Michael Harvey

"You think they'd kill over this?"

"And if it had happened to me, I shouldn't be alive to tell the tale: they'd have knocked me on the head and dropped me overboard."

The Toll-Gate by Georgette Heyer

"Have you got any other relations? Brothers? Uncles?"

#249 I'm a skeptic as well, RA, and looked it up. i think what they really mean is 'get all 4 feet off the ground at the same time.' in that sense, tortoises and turtles can 'jump' both in early stages of their lives and, in the case of turtles anyway, when 'jumping' off of a high point into water when they're frightened.

"I feel closer to the sons of my dead brother than to any other family member. They are not just my nephews, but also two of my ablest generals."

The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali

"Tell me, is there any such thing as absolute truth?"

"I'll think about it. Is that good enough for you? I won't say no and I won't say yes."

Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

"If you got your money, would that make you happy?"

"'it's not me you're paying,' Robyn said primly. 'i just collect the rent.'"

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'what kind of freebie?'

"I ought to slap you!

Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

"Are you crazy? What are you doing out here this time of night?"

"Just keeping an eye on the traffic."

Duma Key by Stephen King

"Is that some Indian ritual?"

'yes, i read about it in The Whispering Springs Herald.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'does the title A long, cold summer ring any bells?'

*etc (edited to correct) an HTML whoops

"Well, there you have me," he confessed. "Like Ben - are you acquainted with Ben? - I dunno!"

The Toll-Gate by Georgette Heyer

"What'll I call you, guv'nor?"

“Dear Armand, I can scarcely remember.”

Elle Est Trois (La Mort) (short story) in ‘Forests of the Night’ by Tanith Lee.

“My God. What will become of me?”

"You decide. Now if I were you, I'd disappear. Sooner the better."

The Fifth Floor by Michael Harvey

"When was the last time you slept, Masters?"

'i was having a little trouble sleeping earlier this week.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'how are you going to approach the research?'

"I'll just be glad when it's over."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"Why should I have to tell you more than once?"

"Zoe swallowed the last bit of croissant. 'you want to run that by me again?'"

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'do i look like a copy of the OED to you?'

"You may almost be as tall as one."

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel

"What do you need to remember?"

I venture to believe that the nature of my information cannot be known to you, even though its existence plainly is.

The Enchantress of Florence
b y Salman Rushdie

Where does he propose to go with such a cut-throat band?

"'I'm not going anywhere until i feel like it,' Dexter rasped."

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'who do you think you are, you bastard?'

"Are you . . . um ... a librarian?" :-)

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick

"Isn't there any way I could get a temporary card and take out a few books?"

'so much for my theory that you would leave town.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'when did you come to the conclusion that you loved her?'

*#268 no, but some of my best friends are. ;)

"It was twenty past seven."

In The Woods by Tana French

"Do I look like your mammy?"

"I detect the glimmer of truth there."

The cats of thistle hill by Roger A. Caras

"First, though, how do we know he is not a hunter?"

'Morrow stumbled awkwardly and went down on the pavement.'

Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz

'what if he tries something else?'

" You see when a fellow's as smart as me, he gets to know things that other folks don't."

Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

"What's the meanin' of sneakin' up on me like that anyway?"

"You are unlikely to get mugged while changing your cat's litter pan."

The Cats of Thistle Hill by Roger A. Caras

"They can't look ahead, but can they look back?"

"We're still working on that."

Flesh House by Stuart MacBride

"Were you in Birmingham, Mr. McFarlane?"

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