A silly book game part 21

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

Last post from game 21:

Message 259: cmcindy
"You're a smart bugger. You'll think of something."

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

"Did you tell Ghosh about the thief?"

//"Twenty-one today, twenty-one today!//

#2 hey jj. ayup. if the silly game were a citizen of Fiji, Pakistan, Palau, Sri Lanka or the US, it could now legally buy a drink. :)

we now return to our regularly scheduled program. :D

'i figured i'd wait for something interesting to happen first.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what's the occasion?'

'You look pretty good, for a peasant.'

Refugee by Piers Anthony

'Saucer!' I exclaimed. 'What's it doing out here at night?'

"Out carousing around."

The Black Company by Glen Cook

"What're you doing wearing my boots?"

"I don't want to be a boy!"

Refugee by Piers Anthony

"In gold?"

"This is what I have been telling Papeete!"

Henderson's Spear by Ronald Wright

"What will it bring, I wonder?"

"They came resplendent in the military uniform of the Maraud police, delivering the foreclosure on our property."

Refugee Piers Anthony

"Did you see his nose splat?"

'that's a résumé killer.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what's Dad up to?'

"People tend to avoid mentioning it," she said slowly. "I've no idea why."

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

"Now, what else can you tell me?"

Ruth's entire body quivered and her jaw tensed. "Things are fine," she said, barely allowing the words to escape.

Little Girl Fly Away by Gene Stone

"Why don't you try to read it out loud?" he said.

"'That's the worst bedtime story ever,' said John"

Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry

"What are you doing down here?"

"You'd be surprised."

As She climbed Across the Table - Jonathan Lethem

"May I call you Cynthia?"

I nodded. "All right."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Have you seen the ghost?"

"'Don't be silly,' said Peter"

Peter and the Starcatchers

"'Going somewhere?' asked Mrs. Blotney as Wendy came downstairs holding a small suitcase."

"It's only a few weeks till Christmas. I'll be back again, then."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Have you got everything you need?"

"Do I need papers? Or an identity card of some sort?"

A Heritage of Shadows by Madeleine Brent

"No. Why should you?"

"It is your father's treachery that has brought us into this plight and deliberately into risk of capture and death aboard that ship of Spain."

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

"Can you avert the fight?"

"The city will go up in flames if it's not buttoned up tight when the truth comes out."

Shadows Linger by Glen Cook

"What Kind of mess?"

-- I don't know what you're talking about, you say, and watch the truncheon descend.

Breaking the Tongue by Vyvyane Loh

"Noodles?"

"I trust, Colonel, your appetite is as stout as usual."

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

"Are ye mad?"

"You know I don't like repeating hearsay."

Breaking the Tongue by Vyvyane Loh

"What do you think, Ling?"

"I don't think that I quite like the way you put it. Indeed, upon reflection, Captain Blood, I am sure that I do not."

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

"Your lordship was about to say?"

"It was moody, creepy-- almost hypnotic.

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

"What did you do in my basement when you were nine years old?"

'classics. Greek and Latin.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'how's the job?'

"I feel like a beetle, crawling along in marginal visibility, working hard to stay unlost."

Cannibal Queen by Stephen Coonts

"twinge of panic?"

'eat dessert first, that's what i say.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what's so funny. . .?'

"Joanna couldn't quite see it, herself."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"Why aren't you sleeping like the rest of the world?"

"We are being bombed."

Breaking the Tongue by Vyvyane Loh

"Have you ever --?"

"The fact remains that I have eaten one fried pyramid and countless stewed icicles"

A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs

"Do you believe that story yourself, Baron?"

"Everything you hear is true, but your government knows this."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"This Alice. Whom did she work for?"

"…Thompson, Clinch, Call, and the other white men…'

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"Powell, will you sign?"

"I've no reason."

Dangerous Ages by Rose Macaulay

"You mean you disagree with the report. Which clauses of it?"

"You have sold us."

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"What was the price?"

'ten million. . .'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

"'what,' she said ominously, 'does this person expect to happen next?'"

"Dr. Johnson has informed me that he expects to be unusually witty this evening"

A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs

"What's the matter with you?"

"Your employer has been giving my employer a hard time."

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

"You have to write things down for them, don't you?"

"I paged through the file again (...) My deliberately sketchy shorthand, born of too many subpoenas."

Dr. Death by Jonathan Kellerman

"Ready to sleep?"

"That's another reason we should get back to London as soon as possible."

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

"Is it permitted to see Madame?"

"I should think not indeed!" said Gilbert, "Why, she's down-right knocker-faced!"

Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer

"What have you done to earn praise from me?"

"I have not been of much use, I fear."

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

"Am I quite demented?"

DQ50: LOL!

#43 - Thanks. It's certainly easy to play this game with a Georgette Heyer book in hand!

"Their minds were addled with whiskey."

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"Do you speak English?"

"I like to think so," said Sir Claude. "But what do I say?..."

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

"What does he want to see me about?"

"Grace tried ta beat him ta death with a broom."

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

"Whatcha got there, handsome?"

'long poems. sort of historical stuff.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what does she do?'

"Nimrod's mother toiled up the slope. She carried a rooster and a hen by their legs."

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"Why can't I learn about war, too?"

"I don't make the orders."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"Who's in charge now?"

"I thought - I thought it was the Master - it looked like
'im."

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

"You saw him - there in the passage?"

'yeah. a real man. that's what I'm looking for. still.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'so how did you and Ella meet?'

"One has met and indeed entertained many visiting heads of state, some of them unspeakable crooks and blackguards and their wives not much better."

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

"... What does that mean?"

"Kamla's father was a British agent."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"How do you know?"

'it said ENJOY! in big block letters.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what did she want to be rescued from?'

"…the pale eyes' walled town."

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"Has the Panther spirit visited you again, daughter?"

"Last night she came to fetch me."

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

"Do you think she actually sees it?"

Lady Millicent was craning her head, looking this way and that.

Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn

"Can you get her something that looks like beef?"

"My God, Poirot. Look at her hand, her right hand. It's all red!"

Poirot Investigates

"And now, sir, supposing I pull the trigger?"

"Oceola held his hand up as a shield."

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"A toast. Who'll propose a toast?"

"Your guess is as good as mine."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"What about Aiden?"

"He is coming back to Briar, tomorrow."

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

"Now, do you really want to know your fortune?"

"No." My voice wavered, for I was still trembling in the aftermath of fear.
Stormswift by Madeleine Brent

"In heaven's name, why didn't you tell me, Henry? Why?"

"...I wish I had something reassuring to tell you."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"Are you saying Weller's signature is no good?"

"I've seen his autographs, and no sane person would employ a man who wrote such a villainously bad hand"

A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs

"What's the trouble?"

"When I said 'Billy', I was thinking of, like, Billy the Kid. Not you."

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

"Howdya know my nickname?"

"Because it's just the thing Lauren might have told him out of spite."

Flesh and Blood by Jonathan Kellerman

"Breakfast, lunch, or whatever?"

'the Gardiners are coming over for dinner. your father feels the need to serve his mousse with the little molded chocolate stars stuck into it.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what do you think Dan liked about her?'

*edited to change question. hope it doesn't mess anybody up

"Her hard muscles rippled under coffee-dark skin."

Light a Distant Fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson

""Do you know what his kind does?" Jack Horse said bitterly. "Do you know of the death ships that bring black people here?""

"'no,' i admitted."

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'where exactly are we headed?'

"I want you to decide."

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"Was it all some sort of scheme?"

"I don't know, Caspar dear. But I may have sown a seed, and even if I failed in my purpose, I acted with the best of intentions."

Stormswift by Madeleine Brent

"Best? What the devil do you mean? Whose best?"

"It's not all about you, Joanna!"

Flash House by Aimee Liu

"When did you become so cruel?"

'you need to let me have my little rebellion. i didn't get to do any toilet-standing or breaking and entering.'

The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

'what are all these little markings?'

"I erased them all."

The Middle Ground by Zoe Whittall

"So, why did you rob Callie's?"

"'i almost hate to hear this,' she whispered to Ethel."

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'what in the world were you thinking about?'

"Keeping the world safe for living room music."

Deer Hunting with Jesus by Joe Bageant

"Do you cast out demons often?"

"We should talk about other things."

Street of Riches by Gabrielle Roy

"How does a boat go under?"

"Pink, we haven't even left the harbor yet."

By Hook or By Crook by Betty Hechtman

"Are you some kind of cop?"

"I am," said the Judge, rising.

A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs

"What can I do for you?"

"put a couple of 9's in there,' she said, 'and a u-p-s.'"

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'where are my big numbers, Eula?'

"I can see you are a businessman. Your reward will be five million lire, payable on delivery."

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

"What could be worth such a fortune?"

'it was supposed to be two hogs but they took a picture of Roger instead. . .'

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

"how many people do you know who can spell 'oscillate?'"

"My secretary, of course."

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

"What do you think of the snow?"

"I am afraid it is a big problem."

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

"What exactly led you to discover that the bonds had been stolen, Mr. Ridgeway?"

"Global warming or something. I wasn't sure it was true."

Flesh and Blood by Jonathan Kellerman

"How'd you know which place is his?"

"There's a jetty," Scipio whispered, "and steps leading up the shore toward a gate in the wall."

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

"What do we have to steal?"

"Take the Proterosaurus"

A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs

"Where on earth do we find his equal to-day?"

"We must look back 450 years to a group of Celtic cattle thieves killing one another in the mud along Hadrian's Wall."

Deer Hunting with Jesus by Joe Bageant

"What else?"

'there was a dish of fried eggplant, a chipped enamel bowl of sliced tomatoes and Vidalia onions, a squash casserole, pole beans, corn bread, biscuits, and a jar of pickled okra.'*

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'and what will happen to the poor man now?'

*salivating as i write

"Put him in the men's bathroom."

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

"Hey, where's the tortoise?"

"I put it back in the bottom drawer where I always keep it."

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie}

"Didn't you leave the room at all?"

"Do you seriously think one of us is going to go running around through those dark alleys?"

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

"How are you going to get past the mastiffs?"

"NUDE DANCING
'ADULT TOY' GIFT SHOP
GREAT FOOD"

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'i do so often feel that my spirit is diminished, Hilma, don't you?'

"You read that in a book, didn't you?"

Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag

"Why didn't you call for security?"

"We're safe."

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

"If I asked you where the hell we were, would I regret it?"

"There's no such place as Utopia, Vince."

Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag

"What were you doing in the park at that hour of night?"

"I know longer remember."

Street of Riches by Gabrielle Roy

"Your going to wear those things?"

An awkward silence hung for a second or three. Kate sank into a chair. "Uh--yes," she said.

Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag

"Were the others wearing clothes?"

#95 purrrrfect, chinquapin! :)

"...Con wasn't wearing no shirt or nothing. Most of the time we don't wear no shirts, see."

This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann

"Why not?"

"The attic is full of cobwebs and dust -- you'd get your clothes dirty."

Jade Green: a Ghost Story by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

"What does Charles do? Does he work?"

ʻUsually. Well, heʻs just the nicest man I ever met, thatʻs all."

The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter

"Youʻd like me to sit with you?"

"I can't answer that right now" The squirrel yelled, "I can't say anything, ANYTHING." The bat sat quietly and the squirrel let his head hang between his shoulders.

"Maybe they knew everything" by Toon Tellegen (translated from Dutch)

"A monument? For what?

"'two old-lady retired school teachers,' said Gawain, 'but they understand the uses of fire, both of them.'

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'What's that he's got?'

"It is white and has four sides, you can only find it in the morning, it smells of resin, it grates, sometimes it falls over and most of the time it is happy."

(... about the whale. But he doubted if whales grate)

"Maybe they knew everything" by Toon Tellegen (translated from Dutch)

"who am I talking about when I say *me*...?"

"A man with only one shoe missing five dollars. Or a kid waiting to fling a bottle of gasoline with a lit rag in the top. Or a cop with a gun."

This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann

You're high, ain't you?"

"Ah, mon ami, you mistake my emotion. It is this villainous sea that troubles me! The mal de mer, it is horrible suffering!"

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

"Do you mean you are going to walk, sir?"

'. . .he stalked off toward the light, leaving Della with the white panthers and the last wisps of smoke, feeling uneasy.'

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'where are we headed in this genre?'

"I'd like to make a map of your face."

This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann

"You sure your fingers is clean?"

'but Hilma just felt a little dizzy and the tips of her fingers were sore.'

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'why in the world did you take her to the camellia show on such a dreary day?'

"You are right, friend Porthos; it is true, there is something strange in it."

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

"There are some canoes, my friend; shall I go on board one?"

"'i will never understand the mystique of boats,' said Jim Wade."

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'but how would Betty Sheffield feel, having her name tricked about like that?'

(Hijack)Just wanted to let you guys know that I'm enjoying your posts very much but don't have time right now to look for responses in what I'm reading. House guests are still here, and I'm loving every minute of it. That is all. lol(/hijack)

"No way would she let that happen."

Contact by Susan Grant

"Not everyone's here. Where are they?"

We were on the grounds of some stately home in the charming village of Castle Combe in County Wiltshire, some time after a heavy lunch.

Me Cheeta by James Lever

'Now, this is exciting. Is it always so much fun with you film folk?"

"You got that right. Hey, I'm giving pedicures later. Come by and treat yourself."

Contact by Susan Grant

"Did I see you ladies at yesterday's two-mile speed-walk?"

"'by steady application and diligent study,' said Meade reverently. she admired thorough work of all kinds."

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'what do you want to eat?'

"My mouth flooded with something that tasted like blood."

M is for Malice by Sue Grafton

"You think it was one of his brothers?"

"My father always said so, monsieur."

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

"The attack you made is nothing but a feint; isn't it true, monsieur?"

'but Tom grabbed a potato with his fork and started gesturing with it.'

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

"what's bright about that?'

A piercing shaft of very white light emitted by the machine half blinded me.

Me Cheeta by James Lever

"I ain't eatin' no monkey. Isn't that cannibalism?"

"'Candy,' she says -- and overdoses her mouth with lipstick in anticipation."

This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann

"Daddy, why can't you have knives with your food?"

"'Tom, you're scaring us to death with that potato,' said Ethel. 'either eat it or put it down.'"

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'what is that he's wearing?'

" 'Fast-pants,' trousers with built-in air bladders that filled with the onset of g-forces, helping keep blood in the upper part of the body...'"

The Legend of Banzai Maguire by Susan Grant

"Are you blushing, Cajun?"

"Of course not!"

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"What's the matter with you two?"

'we had been sitting there for three Thursdays doing nothing more interesting than looking for ticks. . .'

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'how do they seem to like it?'

"I don't know," William lied. "I think they must have found a dead fish"

One big damn puzzler by John Harding

"Can you get botulism from prawns?"

"Molly, do me a favour, don't quiz me on the phone."

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"Why not?...I mean, let's face it, milllions of women do it every day, don't they?

"'why,' said Hilma, 'i never! i have only seen a red-cockaded woodpecker once in my life. . .'"

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'what was her sister's name?'

"She signed her name: Mariah Coffin, 1912."

She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

"Was he counting my husband?"

"To his disappointment, he didn't make the short list that included Gary Cooper, Clark Gable and Errol Flynn."

Me Cheeta

"What will he get up to next?"

Mr. Ackely is to get into his track suit immediately and run the two-twenty low hurdles.

The Human Comedy by William Saroyan

"Can I get you anything besides Papa?"

"All my wishes granted."

The Legend of Banzai Maguire by Susan Grant

"" 'Kept' woman? Is that what you think you are?"

"There's only so much reality a person can take."

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"Has he not shown you his portfolio?"

"'it's Roger in Agrisearch, Louise, with his spotted wilt work,' said Eula in a loud voice."

Quite a year for plums by Bailey White

'and for what?'

"That poor girl, Gladys Lynch, of course - the one who was so terribly agitated when the doctor spoke to her - and well she might be, the poor thing."

The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie

"What about the trifle and the hundreds and thousands?"

"I'd already ordered hot chocolate and an apricot danish."

This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

"Is it lumpy?"

'ah, it turns my stomach.'

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'is there anything to it at all?'

There was a more concrete system of reciprocation in operation, too, though I only learned of it as I was leaving.

The Drowning People by Richard Mason

"Can't you understand that?"

"It's OK, Amanda. I might well have done the same thing."

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"Should we ring the police?"

'certainly, grandfather. maybe not this time, maybe not right away, but--.'

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'Justine, how much do you know?'

Too slow...

"Mr. Brisbane, I am not entirely stupid."

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

"Well, did you murder him?"

"Should've been you," he whispered to her. "Should've been you."

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

"What will you do with so much money?"

"I bought ice cream."

The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine

"Shouldn't you rent a boat first?"

"So that is your game. Well, I cannot say I am entirely disappointed."

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

"I wonder, do you even remember her?"

"Deirdre, I seem to remember, was rather a small girl. Two or three inches shorter than you, I fancy?"

The Shortest way to Hades by Sarah Caudwell

"Why? Who was this girl, Cantrip?"

'a rich lady in Parvis, wants some kind of business different from all her friends.'

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'what are you selling it for?

"We have been poor for five years now; after mother died, I fear we lived on the capital of the money she left"

I capture the castle by Dodie Smith.

"How did you come by that?"

"It is not generally known, but the Otranto was carrying bullion."

The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie

"Gone! How can it have gone?"

"I can't seem to find it, sir," he said. "Something seems to have gone wrong."

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

"Had it been stolen?"

"'well never mind that,' he said. 'get on with my problem.'

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'what's wrong with that?'

"It is small," Phan says. "You may not understand that now, but once you're dead you'll see."

The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett

"Does this mean you're standing me up?"

"If you're not worried, you're stupid. If you are worried, you should do something about it!"

The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan

"How dare he speak so rudely to her?"

"'she wears jodhpurs,' Alonzo said, and shook his head."

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'who did you think i was talking about?'

"Everyone was in love with that boy," Mrs. Fetters said . . .

The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett

"But why didn't you marry someone else?"

"He's a rare Congressman, one who takes Muslim concerns seriously."

The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan

"We'll take brunch?"

"'OK' I whispered, for they were back bearing guinea pigs."

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"Sanitary -- but surely...?"

#162 oh, lynn. i nearly spewed organic whole grain pretzel all over my monitor.

"'you really don't see it, do you,' he said."

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'but what's wrong with them, dear?'

"Deaf as a post...Although I always maintain it's selective."

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"Who exactly was the floozie here, hmm?"

"It's my sister," I screamed, "he's killing her!"

I capture the castle by Dodie Smith.

"Don't you think it was wonderfully kind of him?"

"It was insidious, calculated and very, very shrewd, I'll give you that."

Olivia's Luck by Catherine Alliott

"D'you have any idea what he's done?"

'he died in nineteen forty.'

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler

'what's that in the envelope?'

"A single string of unfarmed pearls. I'm feeling very Jackie-O."

This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

"Have you visited the magic bedroom yet?"

"We weren't treated well there."

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

"How did you afford tickets?"

"No deals," said Goodgulf. "That knave is slipperier than a catfish in a jar of Vaseline."

Bored of the Rings by the Harvard Lampoon

"Two out of three?"

"We have a way to make successes out of the unsuccessful."

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

"Was I married to you in a former life?"

"Not bloody likely."

Abbeygate by Cecily Crowe

"Do you want to apologize?"

"Certainly," said the pretty girl at the desk...

If All Men Were Brothers by Theodore Sturgeon (in The Future in Question ed Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg and Joseph Olander)

"Have you an appointment?"

"It is not something one usually does, of course," said Mr. Tomin, "but in this case I think it would be wise to make an exception."

The Drowning People by Richard Mason

"Did they have anyone with them? A daughter perhaps?"

"'well, yes, it's a baby owl,' i said."

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl* by Stacey O;Brien

'how many is a lot?'

*that's the full title on both book cover and title page

"Something that we women do not have to understand."

Fish of the Seto Inland Sea by Ruri Pilgrim

"Do you think she'll marry this time?"

"I asked her and she consented, but she refused to allow me to make the engagement public until her year of mourning was up."

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

"The question is, what am I to do now?"

"To help all workers adapt to a rapidly changing economy, it's...time to update the existing system of unemployment insurance and trade adjustment assistance."

The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama

"You wanna talk to Mommy?"

'i gathered up the equipment and opened the bathroom door. there stood Mom.'

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O;Brien

"'what on earth is going on?' she asked."

". . .Synthesis, the act of arranging different representations together."

Introducing Kant by Christopher Want and Andrzej Klimowski

What is Metaphysics?

"It could be a hungry kitten in front of a fish store, or some pigeons on the corner of Sixth Avenue, or a dog that seemed lost in the street."

All My Patients are Under the Bed by Dr. Louis J. Camuti

"Is she alive?"

"Pale," she said, "I'm just naturally pale."

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

"What keeps you girls so busy?"

"Sorry, Sir. He is a little sweetheart, though."

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

"But we can't have the father wandering around, can we?"

'we piled blankets on top of him and fashioned a little peephole.'

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O;Brien

'what do i do if something happens?'

"Bey thought of his mother."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Who are you?"

"Yes, I am Samantha Sweeting."

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

"Why shouldn't I work as a waitress?"

"You wouldn't be able to understand it, and you wouldn't like what you couldn't understand."

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg

"Did you perform the autopsy alone?"

"Yes, sir," the nurse said, shutting the door.

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

"Is that one of your bell ringers?"

"It is demons!"

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"And what led you to the house in the first place?"

"I saw a sign for a big rummage sale the Luther'ns are putting on."

Gone by Lisa McMann

"You want me to pick you up from where you are now and get you home faster?"

"'de DEEP DEEP DEEP DEEP deeple deep!' he responded happily."

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O'Brien

'what was i going to do in the shower with an owl in both hands?'

"It depends, sir, on the way you go. The best way is to take a man what knows the place with you."

The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie

"Odd, isn't it?"

"I don't know. I can't explain it."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Did you scrutinize it carefully?"

'his head would saccade horizontally with his face in the same position, unmoving, like in an Egyptian mural; then he would twist his head all the way upside down to get a better fix on the object; and finally he would pull his head back then throw it forward at the object like a cartoon animal doing a double take.'*

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O'Brien

'do you think he'll let me touch him?'

*owls can't move their eyes in their sockets which is why they move their heads in this way to get a fix on an object. who knew?

"...she wondered if there might not be something else more worthwhile to do."

Fish of the Seto Inland Sea by Ruri Pilgrim

"Do you think she is getting too radical?"

"You know, it's damn depressing knowing everyone, even my own sister, views me as the ultimate nurturer ..."

How to Lose an Extraterrestrial in Ten Days by Susan Grant

"You want me to harbor a depressed, suicidal fugitive assassin - an interstellar fugitive assassin - IN MY HOUSE?"

"I would appreciate it."

Dog Days by John Levitt

"And what, may I ask, is a Gaki?"

"It was a crime passionnel," the woman was saying, "so I don't think it counts."

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

"You mean it wasn't self-defense?"

"I heard the commotion, saw the girl fleeing, and observed the destruction myself."

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

"Do you have any wishes as to the punishment that I should consider, Missus Lockton?"

"Confounded, it was then they had thought to pull out his fingernails, fist placing a helmet on his head that was designed to make him hear his own screams greatly amplified. The helmet failed."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"A birthmark?"

'i was attacked by an owl.'

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O'Brien

'do you still have that owl?'

"I do. So you see we must carry a quantity of rats with us."

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

"Were you expecting a gentleman today?"

LOL, Deltaqueen, that's perfect!

# 205: Absolutely! LOL

"You, Sam Magill, are no gentleman"

Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines

"Should I be worried about meeting your family?"

"You'll have to undergo psychological testing first, and at least one interview with a court evaluator."

Home, Away by Jeff Gillenkirk

"I never had a chance, did I?"

#s 204, 207 loud chortling from my small corner of the world

"Filling a statue of Bismarck with explosives did not necessarily mean that I wished it to be delivered to the Iron Chancellor himself."

To Kingdom Come by Will Thomas

"Do you really think you can train me in a week?"

You folks have me laffin'.

"It's really up to you."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"WHAT CAN YOU GET FOR A POUND THESE DAYS?"

Question is from a wall plaque in the book, and it was printed in caps.

"I am very tired, Alessandra," she said quietly. "If this is not important I would prefer if it could wait till later."

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant

"Who mixes your colors, painter?"

'Wesley learned this system on his own.'

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O'Brien

'why did you screech?'

"I've never done this!"

My Sweet Folly by Laura Kinsale

"Specifically what are Mr. Cambourne's powers?"

'when he aimed for something to land on, such as the dining room table, his approach was like that of a jet trying to land on a short runway. he touched down on his rear, slid to the other end at top speed, and dropped off onto the floor in a tangle of feathers and feet.'

Wesley the owl: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl by Stacey O'Brien

what are you eating?

"I am serving the moon on a silver platter for supper tonight."

My Sweet Folly by Laura Kinsale

"What will you have for dessert?"

"Poisoned figs?"

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Are you calling me a liar?"

"Not in the least."

No Through Road by Theresa Charles

"Did that sound prim?"

"It's not poetry."

Intuition by Allegra Goodman

"Kate, what are you doing?"

'she drowned herself and Zack went after Titus with a hunting knife.'

The cat who knew Shakespeare by Lillian Jackson Braun

'what's the party all about?'

"Marion and I came to look at your mice."

Intuition by Allegra Goodman

"Didn't you think that was strange?"

"I swear. Absolutely. It was her."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"She wasn't in her bed, you're going to tell me?"

"She caught me at the steps to the Underground, I think."

The Drowning People by Richard Mason

"Of what sort?"

"Poison!" I shouted, jumping up and down and flapping my arms like a chicken, to show him that everything was under control. "Deadly poison!"


The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

"And the person outside to whom you were speaking?"

"You know, he lives across the street from me. I see him all the time."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"You think Wilson could be light in the loafers?"

"That's one way of putting it."

Intuition by Allegra Goodman

"What if there was something between Cliff and Robin?"

"I never would have guessed it."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Oh, but wasn't he great with that maniac in Psycho?"

"It's easy enough, Miss Flavia," he'd said, "Just keep in mind the three 'T's: torque, tension and tenacity."

The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie by Alan Bradley

"Where did you learn to do this?"

"The Office for Research Integrity in Science."

Intuition by Allegra Goodman

"And would that be a gentle, conciliatory truth or the real deal?"

'he turned his hands up, a picture of helpless innocence, and i left him there.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel* by John Dunning

'how do you do this searching?'

*as it appears on the title page

"I have a strong instinct about this thing."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Do we really need an Arabic Inspector Clouseau?"

"Everybody knows him."

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant

"The fifth what?"

ʻWho are we talking about here? Five people are DEAD, Mr. Scayne! (Emphasis added)

Donʻt Look Twice by Andrew Gross

". . .just another smoke screen? To give the appearance that it was just a gambling scam?

"I say, it is awful, isn't it? Sort of thing one reads about in the Sunday papers, but one doesn't feel it really happens."

The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie

"How well did you know the dead girl?"

'she was a helluva great bookwoman.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'what kind of stuff did she collect?'

ʻSleek-backed chairs and what Hauck thought was a
Brancusi bronze."

Donʻt Look Twice by Andrew Gross

"This is some kind of joke, right?"

"These are facts I am giving you! Facts!

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty"

"Wouldn't insulin show up in the autopsy?"

'you sure read a lot into small things.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'why am i wrong, Mr. Willis?'

"Because I love you and thought you wanted me only for a friend."

The Drowning People by Richard Mason

"They're college socks, aren't they?"

"It sounds as if you think I'm organizing some kind of conspiracy against you."

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson

"So, one more time . . . what part of my instructions did you not understand?"

'you don't hear so well, do you. . .'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'who might such a list include?'

"The Knights of the Idiotic Table".

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson

"What do you want?"

"Education in a Taxicab."

The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb

"Hey, do the two of you know what's going on?"

"No, no, not at all. If I thought that, I'd have sounded the alarm."

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson

"And how would you rate her mental state?"

"I know there's something wrong here."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Did you come by the road less traveled?"

Anaximander arrived at his system through a close examination of that of his master (Thales).

Herakleitos of Ephesos by Futa Helu

"And say you, Pythagoras, that only the Units are real?"

'i went through my half and weeded out the bad ones. I've been on the hunt for the good ones ever since.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'you want to see the books?'

"Yes, I think I'd like to see." Josie said, after a moment's pause.

The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie

"Will the family be there?"

"They will probably take up, depending on their temperaments, bird-watching, Scrabble, piracy, or other pastimes."

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"Did they promise to do so with their own money?"

'if you can produce rosters and billings from Rosenbach and others, you might make that case for the insurance company.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'where else could they go? you think they just sprouted legs and walked out?'

"The Sabre-Toothed Dragons will DRAG you to the top ON your skis."

How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell

"Any questions?"

'mainly i want to know where he is and why he went away and when he's coming back.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'what do you want me to do?'

"Would you take a little blood and run it down to the lab for me, darling?"

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"Is this a joke? Does it have a joke answer?"

"It was a test," I said finally, sick at heart.

The Drowning People by Richard Mason

"What did you have to prove?"

"Okay, Riley and Dimiter's wife were secret lovers."

Dimiter by William Peter Blatty

"And so where is all of this coming from?"

"The two fellows were looking for bird poop!"

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"A five-year plan?"

"It's not every girl who gets advancement from the Home Office typing pool."

Dirty Linen by Tom Stoppard

"Why would it bring them into disrepute?"

"It was said to be the first time in the two hundred year history of the foundling hospital that anyone had returned a baby because they did not like it."

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

"What harm can there be in that?"

"He didn't like to think that a traitor might be in this room,…"

Shadow Patriots by Lucia St. Clair Robson

"…but they lurked everywhere else, so why not here?"

"Because the country by and large looks to its elected representatives to set a moral standard . . ."

Dirty Linen by Tom Stoppard

"Is it a specified number of members of a committee whose presence - God bless them - is necessary for the valid transaction of business by that committee?"

"Yes - one gigantic sow in particular, called Koroleva..."

The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall

"How could you talk in these bewildering circumstances without asking questions?"

"It was like showing a porno movie to an assembly of devout Eastern Orthodox grandmothers in my ancestral village of Amioun."

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"How do we know if we have enough data?"

'we might never know.'

The bookwoman's last fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel by John Dunning

'how are things in Glocca Morra?'

"This seems to be a neither here nor there sort of place. And there is so much magic that the air feels sticky."

Spindle's End by Robin McKinley

"Do you think she knows we are here?"

"All present and correct. Amend list of members present."

Dirty Linen by Tom Stoppard

"What are they doing in there?"

"They stole matches and string and pins for fishhooks and a pair of extra leggings."

The Red Scarf byKate Furnivall

"What are we searching for?"

"...an old BoyScout knapsack packed with Ben Gay ointment and Ace bandages for the shleppers, and for the Designated Eater, a roll of Tums, a jar of salted Japanese umeboshi plums (great after too much sugar), a canteen of water, and six packets of Alka-Seltzer."

Outwitting History - Aaron Lansky

"...but where are the two thousand books?"

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