A silly book game part 24

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!

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"It is eight kilometres from here, you understand."

Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie

"So you'll be keeping tabs on me?"

"I haven't seen any cameras yet, have you?"

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"Well, that would be a problem, wouldn't it?"

"They're no problem for me. I can take you into town."

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Why do you keep you're cloak under your bed?"

“I can’t say I do,”

‘Howards End’ by E. M. Forster.

“Ought she to?”

"If Woody happened to be out on his terrace or right next to a window at that exact moment, well, let's say that nobody refused to look."

Red Tails in Love: A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park by Marie Winn

"Who in the world would want to swipe it? A tourist looking for a souvenir? Someone with a grudge against birdwatchers? A kid needing a new loose-leaf binder?"

"Probably."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"What kind of birds you hoping to spot?"

"The tall blond who can't shoot hoops?"

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Are you back with us or still talking to the people in your head?"

"The truth is that, to her, I was not fully human."

The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Well, I'm not in the habit of fainting."

The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay

"Summon him for what?"

"Xirena say he can get the Simi anything she wants. All the Simi has to do is tell him what she will exchange for it so it won't cost akri any money, so I offered him my boots, but he say no, Simi. I don't like "no, Simi."

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon

"I'm Going mad aren't I?"

"That's what's true."

The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar

"Could they? Would they?"

“I don’t know about that; I shouldn’t like to say.”

‘Howards End’ by E. M. Forster.

“What is it against him, Helen?”

"…for him murder comes naturally. It's not a last resort; it's a ready option."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"You think they'll find us?"

"I haven't the faintest idea," said Vimes, sitting down.

Guards! Guards by Terry Pratchett

"Unusual like what?"

"It is the past there - the past of commerce, of intrigue, of whispering voices, shuttered activities, all the mystery and passion of a city enclosed in its narrow streets and walls."

Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie

"Do you know what I think of, Madame, when I walk through the streets of Fez?"

"No, I grew up in Shaker Heights, near Cleveland."

The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar

"Did she know that he had made the whole thing up?"

"'I believe not, sir,' said I as I placed his boots by the fire."

Benjamin Franklin and a case of Christmas murder by Robert Lee Hall

'speaking of wisdom, what have you learnt today?'

"The world is so full of a number of things
I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster (the character is quoting Robert Louis Stevenson)

"Guess what I'm reading?"

"The label on the bottle:"

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"We're talking about the Henri Archambault, right?"

Without replying, he turned round in his seat, and contemplated the cloud of dust that they had raised in their passage through the village.

‘Howards End’ by E. M. Forster.

“Hi! Hi, you there! Are you going to keep me waiting all day?”

"Something like that."

OneSilent Night bbySherrilyn Kenyon

"He cursed us anyway, didn't he?"

"You've got something there. I hadn't thought of it quite that way - but I believe you're right."

Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie

"Why on earth does she frighten you?"

"Nothing. Except that I am not a stupid man."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"You know about Pripyat, yes?"

"She had a way of walking and was said to have given a bold eye to sailors. Trouble she was and a worry as she flaunted herself about."

The Warrior's Path by Louis L'Amour

"What name do you go by?"

“If I were a man, Mr Wilcox, for that last remark I would box your ears.”

‘Howards End’ by E. M. Forster.

“How, Helen?”

"A loud snap sounded."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"What was Marco doing here?"

"Mom, not again. Please.

Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia

"Just leave me alone, okay?"

"But it's the Law--" he began.

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

"Someone's stolen a book out of the Library and guess what it's called?"

"Very tricky."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"See that quarter-sized clear screen above the reader?"

"She squinted at the sun and at the dry, dusty road that stretched before them."

The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar

"I'll take it out of your salary until you've paid the whole amount, you understand?"

"Oh, shit."

Fault Line by Barry Eisler

"Who's saying someone was murdered?"

ETA the question mark.

"It's Gray."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"Did Creed finish his assessment of the generic data?"

"'no way,' he said. 'how could you possibly figure that out?'

The Beast of Blackslope (The Sherlock Files) by Tracy Barrett

'do they have wolves here in England?'

"Sure, but they take your recommendations, don't they?"

Fault Line by Barry Eisler

"The committee listens to you, right?"

"But it is very very difficult to get into good schools."

The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar

"Are you free to meet for coffee or something this week?"

"No, I already told you."

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"When can I go home?"

'This is your home now. Well, they want us on hand, don't they?"

A Girl Called Thursday by Lilian Harry

"Who are you writing that letter to?"

"Kattalakis Grand Regis Lykos... Katagaria."

Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Why didn't you sleep?"

"The doorbell chime -- "

Spartan Gold by clive Cussler

"Read some guidebooks on the plane, did we?"

"Xena shook her head. 'no way.'"

The Beast of Blackslope (The Sherlock Files) by Tracy Barrett

'why did everyone disappear yesterday evening?'

‘After the interlude of elephants dancing, they returned and made the observation for the second time.’

‘Howards End’ by E. M. Forster.

‘And the goblins – they had not really been there at all?’

"That's right. It's the first thing someone will key on if they start widening the search."

Fault Line by Barry Eisler

"Didn't you grow up here?"

"I should think so! I'm Pompey born and bred."

A Girl Called Thursday by Lilian Harry

"Do you have something to say, gel?"

"Sam! Watch out!"

Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

"Everybody okay?"

"Assuredly not, if I feel as I feel at present."

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

"And pray is not an Englishman a human being?"

" Well it looks like his is a devil child!"

Hairpray by Micheal Revalski

luvsbooks......what about a question for the next player to answer?

Hearing nothing, I'll play off of >49 alco261:, hemlokgang.

"More than a few, I think."

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall

"What did I do?"

"You lied to me, you told me you were eighteen and you're only fifteen. Don't you know what could happen!"

A Girl Called Thursday by Lilian Harry

"But, you love me ... don't you?"

"Stop talking rot!"

The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar

"Do folks like you ever get to talk to the president?"

"I'm sure now that I shouldn't be afraid of him, for he's got kind eyes, though his mouth is grim, and he looks as if he had a tremendous will of his own. He isn't as handsome as my grandfather, but I like him."

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

"You think he needs cheering up a bit, do you?"

"Um, yeah."

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

"Hey," she said, "you want to come out with us?"

'i heard a muffled sneeze from the balcony.'

We'll always have parrots by Donna Andrews

'why had Michael started his vocal exercises again?'

She gave him the details, sparing nobody, and he nodded.

At Last by Barbara Bretton

"Kicking?"

She was dawdling behind me, kicking a rock the way she liked to do when she was thinking.

Whistling In the Dark by Lesley Kagen

"Mom is gonna get better, right, Sal?"

"Mother isn't sick, only very tired, and she says she is going to stay quietly in her room all day, and let us do the best we can."

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

"You'll give me your advice if I get stuck, won't you?"

"It's important for women to be involved in decision-making, from a family level to the highest level of government."

Farmer Jane: Women Changing The Way We Eat - Temra Costa

"Is anyone out there doing a community supported kitchen?"

"What?"

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

"Did you just make that up?"

"Coming back up to this room was just one of the minor lies my mother told herself to get through each day."

How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu

"Did you find what you wanted at the store?"

"'only the one parrot, yes,' i said."

We'll always have parrots by Donna Andrews

'is there anything else i can do for you?'

“I must have you dance.”

‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen.

“My dear Miss Eliza, why are not you dancing?”

"I've been pegging away at mathematics till my head is in a muddle, and I'm going to freshen my wits with a brisk turn."

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

"What did you think of?"

"All angry men are depressingly the same, and my father was no different."

How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu

"How could she see these attempts as anything more than desperate measures?"

Oh, I don't know. I thought men always wrote ladies notes when they sent them presents."

Addie Pray by Joe David Brown

"And where can I see this lady dance?"

"I know nothing about that, Mr. Sommers."

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

"You have information about that outlaw?"

"Report of Sgt F. Colon. Approx. 10am today, Auguste 15, I proseeded in the company of Corporal, C. W. St. J. Nobbs, to the Guild of Fools and Joculators in God Street, whereupon we conversed with clown Boffo who said, clown Beano the corpus derelicti, was definitely seen by him, clown Boffo, leaving the Guild the previous morning just after the explosion."

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

"Why are we chasing him?"

“He owns it himself without disguise.”

‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen.

“Bye the bye, Charles, are you really serious in meditating a dance at Netherfield?”

ETA - One of these days I'm going to give these touchstones a right good kicking!

"Yep, time to get your tail a-shakin'"

Whistling In the Dark by Lesley Kagen

"Do you know how to get there?"

"My Mother, for her part, was convinced they were going in the wrong direction. She had studied the map closely before they had left…"

How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu

"Where are Macon and Fayetteville and Canton, names familiar to him from the map on which he had marked his route?"

("None were coming and none, so far as he knew, had passed." Here we have the classic example. Ladies and some gentlemen will know what I mean. lol))

"Far to the North, beyond the mountains."

Inda by Sherwood Smith

"But I didn't say anything, don't you believe me?"

"It looks better on your application, especially for the best schools."

How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu

"And lying on asylum application forms counts as experience?"

"That's what they'll believe, anyway," he added.

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

"Is there any other advice you can offer at this time?"

"'put the burrito down and back away, Tommy.' Jody said. 'i don't want you to get hurt.'"

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'what's that noise, like running water?'

//stoopid touchstones

Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity, “Miss Elizabeth Bennet”.

‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen.

“what could she mean by it?”

"It means pirates!"

Inda by Sherwood Smith

""Is that why you volunteered to lead?"

“Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed.”

‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen.

“If it was not allowable for him to gain my affections, because I had no money, what occasion could there be for making love to a girl whom he did not care about, and was equally poor?”

Edited ... touchstones ... (sigh).

"The son of a bitch isn't a Lover, he's just putting on a show."

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

"I hope I'm not corrupting a Utah Mormon here, am I?"

"'it's alright,' Jody said. 'sex like that does kind of beg for a postmortem.'"

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'are you high?'

"Naturally."

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

"You're sure that there's nothing I can do?"

"No. Just run!"

Inda by Sherwood Smith

"Who ordered the retreat?"

"The question she asks makes his forehead pucker as he winces."

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

"Does that sound shallow?"

"Of course not."

How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu

"Are you lying to me?"

'don't make me cave in your skinny chest, beeyotch.'

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'what do we need an onion for?'

//eta: the 'ell with the touchstones. html it is.

"One must be prepared for ingratitude."

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

"What is wrong with her brassiere?"

There was an uneasy silence. Several of the boys blushed.

‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley.

“Boys, what are you thinking of?”

'Tommy made a list.
feed
laundry
new apartment
toothpaste
sweet monkey love
dispose of vampire
minion'

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'so how long do we have to do this list?'

"You've got fifteen minutes. Start asking questions."

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen.

"And what if they want an actual answer?"

'we have an excuse. we're dead.'

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'what did the Animals want, anyway?'

"Talking would help."

How to Read the Air byDinaw Mengestu

"Are you listening?"

"Of course not"

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

"And whose fault is that?"

"It was him! He did it! Hit him! Hit him! Hit him!"

The Erpingham Camp by Joe Orton

"Who's going to be our 'Tarzan of the Apes' this week?"

News travels fast in the animal world and my success at Longleat was beginning to be recognised.

The Man Who Lives with Wolves by Shaun Ellis

"You didn't take that stuff, did you?"

"I left it in the evil room"

Cross Your Heart by Michele Bardsley

"What do you mean if I'm not me?"

"Don't worry, you'll still be safe. We're close enough so that if there is trouble you can send for help."

The 47 Ronin Story by John Allyn

"What would you like more than anything else in the world?"

"'Fangth,' Tommy said."*

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'you think the Ferrari-red lipstick would be too much?'

*well, it's a vampire book. :)

"Better to bury the dead and leave it be."

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

"OK, numb nuts, what's this all about?"

*seemed to fit the vampire theme

"We've found some human remains in the woods."

Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

"Is your corpse missing an arm?"

"…it was like she took my life and ran it through a Cuisinart."

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"You trying to kill me, woman?"

"These days, you don't know what's going to finish you off."

Trespass by Rose Tremain

oops....forgot the question.

"Oh God, did I say something terrible?"

"What on earth put such a notion into your head?"

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

"I wouldn't be a bit afraid, and it would be lovely to sleep in a wild cherry tree all white with bloom in the moonshine, don't you think?"

"At the other end, perched on a branch, a long-legged burrowing owl was swiveling his head around in a perfect half circle to face me. … Lord, I am talking to owls."

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"What the hell are you doing?"

"I always say good night to the things I love, just as I would to people. I think they like it."

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

"Which would you be if you had the choice - divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?"

‘But as you haven’t,’ interrupted the Rat rather unkindly,

‘The Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Grahame.

‘I suppose you’re going to sit on the snow all night and talk?’

"No. we're leaving for the royal city at dawn."

Inda by Sherwood Smith

"Piss-hair is looking for horse turds?"

Later Denny would collect the small crap filled bags for disposal.

The Art of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein

"Is that dog watching me?"

"I had missed him, missed him entirely. I had shot my dog."

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"He seemed like a door opener, you know?"

'well that's terrific, because we have a lot of laundry piled up and the place is a wreck.'

You suck: a love story by Christopher Moore

'just exactly how were they going to survive and stay hidden?'

"The worldwide underground network of vampires called the Aruneum will help any new vampire until they find their way."

The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo

"And how does one join this secret organization?"

"I think I'll have to make you a gardener."

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

"I'm right in thinking you know something about gardening?"

"I've been asking myself that question."

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"Why don't you have thirty dollars?"

"I've been spending time with the ladies at the pleasure house."

Inda by Sherwood Smith

"Why won't she just look at me?"

She was getting funny, you could tell.

The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger

"What'd she say?"

"He's good-looking. The girls notice him."

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

"Who was that I saw you talking to just now, when you went along to the potting shed for them bamboos?

"I can't possibly discuss patients with anyone."

A Scientific Romance by Ronald Wright

"God, why did we have to behave like barbarians?"

"I was good at this job, if only because I had a lifetime of previous experience."

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

"Do you want everything to be pink again?"

"No. it's all in your head."

Inda by Sherwood Smith

"Pirates?"

"Goodness, no!"

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"But don't you want to know my question?"

"I refuse to answer any typical Caulfield questions tonight."

The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger

"How's old Hazel Weatherfield?"

"Hardly worth the trouble."

The Antipope by Robert Rankin

"'Irishman. . .are you a good Catholic?"

"Yeah, your source got that bit right."

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan

"But you don't buy it?"

(laffin' at #117)

"'Don't be flip,' said the gypsy, her voice sharp. 'This is major arcana.'"

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"Want to see your future?"

"No. I should much prefer an egg."

The Antipope by robert Rankin

"Why would you wish to water a potato?

"Mashed, whipped, creamed, smothered, chunked, and diced, anyway you fix it baby sure tastes nice"

The Potato Song in This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

"What if I break some heirloom family china? Or talk about your underwear?"

"We mostly don't wear underwear, it restricts the air circulation."

The Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

"Then what's the rubber band for?"

"A terrorist organization"

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

"Do you know how I keep everyone from knowing every last secret I've got?"

"By fire and water and the holy word!"

The Antipope by Robert Rankin

"What is it? Is the bean poison, then?"

"'Killz,' the little girl said to him."

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"You used to own my house, is that what you meant?"

"That's still the wrong question," said Plikt.

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

"Do the piggies eat them?"

"It doesn't matter."

Thing I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble

"How do you expect me to look?"

"I'm hoping for classical movie star looks. You know, firm jaw, white teeth, tanned skin, the works!"

The First 48 by Tim Green

"Who does he remind you of?"

"Jim Beverly."

Backseat Saints
Joshilyn Jackson

"The only question that mattered, now was how had she found me?"

"I have seen two men crouching under the wheels of one of the trucks nearly all the night."

Kim by Rudyard Kipling

"Then who is to catch him?"

"Easy for you to say. You've got a gun."

Worth Dying For by Lee Child

"So where are they?"

"At the mission. With the Evil"

The Antipope by Robert Rankin

"Did somebody call me?"

"I heard you yelling."

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson

"I haven't seen you in ten years. I didn't know if you were alive or dead, and quite frankly, I didn't care. And now you are standing out in my stairwell, apparently eavesdropping on me and my boyfriend?"

“It was only my whim,”

‘Tess of the D'urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy.

“Don’t you really know, Durbeyfield, that you are the lineal representative of the ancient and knightly family of the d’Urbervilles, who derive their descent from Sir Pagan d’Urberville, that renowned knight who came from Normandy with William the Conqueror, as appears by the Battle Abbey Roll?”

ETA I don't care if the touchstones refuse to load, so there!!!

"As opposed to what?"

Worth Dying For by Lee Child

"What about Rossi's boys?"

“ – hundreds of ‘em – in coats of mail and jewels - ”

‘Tess of the D'urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy.

“And what had I better do about it, sir?”

"Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!"

The Antipope by Robert Rankin

"Did you finish the exorcism?"

"No. The place was in darkness. We switched on the light and there she was."

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

"You didn't meet anyone on the way here?"

"I came by the back way and arrived to find them gone."

Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour

"How many escaped?"

‘All of them, except, perhaps, one.’

‘Tess of the D'urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy.

“But what’s one among so many?”

"If that's how you treat your friends when they need you, I'd hate to see how you treat other people."

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

"Are you going to shift soon?"

“I? I shall be all right in an hour or two,”

‘Tess of the D'urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy.

“What says the maid herself to going?”

"Then please go back to the house. I'm cleaning this place up."

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

"How could I explain how I felt?"

"I know we've had our issues, perhaps we could both put the past behind us and keep an open mind toward the future."

Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson

"Who needs a drink?"

"Ginger ale, if there's any left."

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

"You want any?"

"Of course not! Don't be a fool."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"What do you suppose they're arguing about?"

"Lillian is not an umbrella stand", Peach said. "Ask her"

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti

"What's the heaviest thing in the world?"

"Fickle things."

Things I want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble

"Are you bored of just having me?"

"The fat old hag! She's a hundred years old and blind as a bat!"

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"How long will you be gone?"

"I'll let you know when I figure it out."

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

"Did I invite you here for therapy?"

"Yeah but I've had the guilts all week. Not constantly, but niggling away in the recesses. I haven't been sleeping well. I keep thinking about those kid's faces."

Bottomfeeder by B.H. Fingerman

"You done admiring the pretty pictures?"

"Soon."

The Guards by Ken Bruen

"Can I get you a drink?"

"Apple cider would go down a treat."

The House At Harcourt by Anita Burgh

"Have you seen Maggie or Ruby?"

"Never seen them before," said Uncle Coran."

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

"We didn't get a chocolate cake on our birthday, did we Allie?"

"Just a tough stew of parsnip and corn with a meat he couldn't identify, but it was filling enough."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"I heard there was trouble - is everything alright?"

"Jim stared up at them in horror."

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

"Are we going to play ball, or are we going to talk?"

'it had taken her ten days to reach a decision.'

Consider this, Señora by Harriet Doerr

'were you there long enough to walk about?'

"Jim and I have already had a look around up here."

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

"What's it like then?"

"Most people love it, but there are some strange people who don't. I think it's the most wonderful place on earth."

The House At Harcourt by Anita Burgh

"Shall we go in?"

"Jim led everybody up the wide steps and into the building…"

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

"You knew my daddy?"

"I loved him. I've always loved him."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"What can I help you with?"

"Making baskets."

The Guards by Ken Bruen

"What the hell is this?"

"Do not despair...I myself will teach thee."

Kim by Rudyard Kipling

"Will thy son be a priest, then?"

"That's the truth."

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

"Where was the mama hen while all this was going on?"

"She's next door in the deli, getting some lunch meat."

Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

"Can you dig it?"

'Here," . . .(thrusting the handle of the spade (up at him)),
"if you have so damned much energy and enthusiasm,
DIG!"

Murder in the Blood by Gene DeWeese

"What does he want?"

"Just some time to think."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"You found the lost city?"

"Abraham nodded and took a step backward."

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

"Why are you giving this to me?"

(Laffin' at Roland!)

"Because we're out of wine and we haven't got a coin!"

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"Don't you want to marry me?"

"I could make do with that."

The Blue Star by Tony Earley

"You're really sure?"

"We're both adults. And I'm so...attracted to you..."

Sanchez Across the Street and Other Stories - Barbara Mujica

"You mean you want me to go to your house in the canyon?"

"Oh no. I know quite well what goes on there."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"Tell me now, boy. Where is he?"

"Bucky was in here with me, and we were fighting."

The Blue Star by Tony Earley

"You say you were fighting with Bucky?"

"But only as a defense,"

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

"So, why, exactly shouldn't we just sit back and let you self-destruct?"

"You've sort sprung it on me."

Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble

"What does it make you feel?"

"I was afraid to die."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"Just what do you expect me to do with that thing?"

"Enough talking! Fire the goddamn thing!"

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

"Was that the artillery?"

"Eight thousand men besides guns, said Kim. Very soon you will see."

Kim by Rudyard Kipling

"Tell us how ye knew, ye little limb of Satan?"

"Because I am what the demons made me."

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

"Where is everyone?"

"…the long valley that lay between the creek and Lynn's Mountain."

The Blue Star by Tony Earley

"What's your daddy doing in Oklahoma?"

M 187...Good answer.

"It's well known that the best horses can be found there."

A Singular Hostage by Thalassa Ali

"Do you expect me to attend church every week?"

"No. I've seen quite enough of it to last a lifetime."

The Company by K. J. Parker

"Didn't we warn him about that?"

"Truth often has an unsettling familiarity."

Burmese Lessons by Karen Connelly

"Where are your bodyguards?"

"Who's going to guard the GUARDS!?"
--Juvenal, Satire VI
(Ed. and tr.) by G. G. Ramsay

"How was the (slave) girl to blame, if you were turned off by (everything, even) the shape of your own nose?"

"Hey, that sounds like it might be a joke."

The Blue Star by Tony Earley

"Do you think she's pretty? Do you really think she's pretty?"

"No. But that does not matter."

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pavel

"Is he drunk AND armed?"

"I told you, sir. He's fine."

No Less Than Victory by Jeff Shaara

"You sure you're okay?"

"Being in love never killed anybody."

The Blue Star by Tony Earley

"What makes you think I'm in love with Christine Steppe?"

"No one can resist it. Not even me."

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pavel

"Are you . . . a traitor?"

"All right," he said. "Don't shoot. I give up."

The Blue Star by Tony Earley

"Now do you understand?"

“Heavens! If I had but known all!”

‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Lefanu.

“What was it that, as I reached the bedside and had just begun my little greeting, struck me dumb in a moment, and made me recoil a step or two from before her?”

"…my nose and mouth were flooded with the rancid smell of death. I had to swallow back a rush of puke that rose up into the raw soreness in the back of my throat."

Paper Towns by John Green

"Was that it?"

“I thought you knew she was to be buried today.”

‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Lefanu.

“I almost shiver; have I been dreaming?”

"I don't know," I said. "I really don't."

Paper Towns by John Green

"How was the party?"

“This ball was not over until the morning sun had almost reached the horizon. It pleased the Grand Duke to dance till then, so loyal people could not go away, or think of bed.”

‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Lefanu.

“Is there still any soreness?”

I was sore, but pleasantly so. I had a little bruise or two - nothing that would show.

Dead To The World by Charlaine Harris

"Are you ready to take me to the bank?"

"I stand there, waiting for her to say more, but she just stares."

Burmese Lessons by Karen Connelly

"Didn't you just saw, Writer, that to be with Maung and to live this life I have to silence myself?"

“My daughter will observe the same secrecy, and I well know that you will, from time to time, remind her, lest she should thoughtlessly disclose it.”

‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Lefanu.

“What do you say to hippogriffs and dragons?”

Oops. Too late.

"No one is unaware of dragons."

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel

"Did you know your would-be assassin?"

"Another agency of Government, also not chartered by the founding fathers, has become involved."

Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley

"Stop being mysterious. Who are they?"

"They're whores, boy. Prostitutes. Ladies of the evening."

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel

"I already know too much, don't I?"

"Dear girl, I have thought no such thing."

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

"Who has the cow?"

"That man! There! In the leather Hat! Quick! After him, we need him alive!"

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel

"What in the name of God were you thinking?"

"Christ, we were so worried."

Paper Towns by John Green

"Why are you acting like such a brat?"

"For God's sake, Paula. Let the girl go to the bathroom."

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler.

"Are you going to be sick?"

"No, not really, just sick and let down the way you feel when your adrenaline stops flowing."

Mistletoe Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery) by Leslie Meier

"Were you scared?"

"No. You surprised me, thats all."

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel

"What do you think you're doing in that dress?"

ʻTheyʻre taking photographs: Lots and lots of photos."

Full Pursuit by Jasmine Cresswell

"You managed to finish the download?"

"You know, you could probably save yourself the call each year by putting me down as a permanent yes."

The Ten Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer

"That's a wee bit racist, isn't it?"

She pondered suspiciously; till, thinking that this might after all be true, she relented and said quite humbly “I beg your pardon, sir.”

‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy.

“Mayn’t I treat you as a lover?”

"Over the past five years, there have been signs that warrant a sliver of optimism."

Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo

"Why?"

"Sixth-grade slow dance," Margo announced…"

Paper Towns by John Green

"How'd you sleep?"

"I wasn't asleep. I was Dreaming."

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan

"For what reason have I been summoned here?"

"C'mon, sit down. I swear I won't ask anything else about your glasses."

The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri

"Do you think it's so important? May I continue?"

ʻShould I not deem my topics as good as those that Venusian Horace sweated over by night?"

Satires by Juvenal and Persius (Juvenal,
Satire I)

"Galla, my wife, is in there: take care of us, and fast!
Are you stalling?"

"Of course I am!"

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

"You still insist that he's sane?"

"Absolutely. Dr. Pasquano told me he found signs of the operation that was performed on Guerreri's head three years ago."

The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri

"What on earth are you up to?"

"Among the Iranians, (some of whom) have left and gone to the land of Greece, we here are called the "Trusted Ones". We are guardians of
the royal residence with its wealth and plenteous
gold . . ."

"The Iranians" (aka Persae by Aeschylus

"Yet is there any man who could ever escape from
the insidious guile of a deity?"

"Oh, thank God. It's a raccoon. Jesus!"

Paper Towns by John Green

"Do you guys see anything," I ask, "that gives any hint that anyone has been here in the last, say, twenty years?"

"Yes, they're right downstairs."

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

"So why are you trying to find out who killed Fatima?"

"I don't know," I said. "I really don't."

Paper Towns by John Green

"How do you look for someone who announces she won't be found, who always leaves clues that lead nowhere, who runs away constantly?"

"In a way this is my fault. The Trollocs were here to kill me; I just got away before they could spring their trap."

Towers of Midnight by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan

"You think I could face my parents if I got married without them knowing it?"

"I don't know, Mister Johnny."

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

"So you want me to just go on like I been doing?"

"Yes. Its always been this way."

Towers of Midnight by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan

"And would you keep me here forever?"

"Reluctantly...your politics fit better in Canada."

Drive-By Saviours by Chris Benjamin

"And the children?"

"Before most of them made it clear of the bedris field, the ground rumbled beneath their feet and a high pitched whine came to their ears"

Event by David Lynn Golemon (Page 412)

From page 417:

"Why don't you guys do what comes natural to French soldiers?"

"Itʻs like a candystore here, as far as women are concerned, and youʻre not expected to be a priest, but try to be discreet."

The Prince of Beverly Hills by Stuart Woods

"What do you think of this television* thing?"

*You can take this to mean any television; in this context, it was the mostly experimental TV of the 1930s

"If that's the oddest thing we see here, I'll be a Murandian's mustache."

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

"They're watching us, aren't they?"

"They're here because they heard a bath was ordered and wanted to see your scars."

Wintertide by Michael J. Sullivan

"Would you like to throw a punch at me, little Twig?"

"Maybe Iʻll meet you some time when youʻre not
carrying the badge."

The Prince of Beverly Hills by Stuart Woods

ʻYou know who that is, donʻt you?"

"An idiot? An arrogant fool? or an impulsive, wool-headed boy in need of a good ear-boxing."

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

"Can it be killed?"

"Billy-boy, Billy-boy," said Flint in a peculiar soft voice, without giving Billy so much as a glance. "Don't ever question my orders again."

Flint and Silver by John Drake

"Do you hear me?"

"Relax, Captain. I want to hear him out first."

Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn

"So, this classified information you were talking about?"

"It was a STOIC who caused the death of (the young Stoic philosopher) Barea -- a case of a professional informer killing a personal friend, and an aging mentor killing his student!"

The Satires of Juvenal and Persius: Juvenal III

"Why not cut it short for you: Everything at Rome has its price. How much do you PAY, just to say hello to Cossa, or to get Veiento to look and see who is looking at him (without getting even to say a word to him)?

"Payment is irrelevant."

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

"Does he drink? Have a drug addiction?"

"Shall I tell her, Antonia?" he slyly asked his sister.

Cecilia Valdes by Cirilo Villaverdes

"What name did you give it?" Cecilia asked.

"Dragons. They are called Dragons."

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

"Do you know this man?"

"Duncan's sort of a local playboy. Businessman. Entrepreneur. He throws famous parties."

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

"An arrogant bastard?"

“He is a pa’son’s” son, and is too much taken up wi’ his own thoughts to notice girls.”

‘Tess of the D'urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy.

‘What matter was it that on the outside of the jar the eye of mere observation noted the words “Keelwell’s Marmalade”?’

"I am going blind."

The Blind Contessa's New Machine

"Did she ever tell you how it happened?"

“A little more than persuading had to do wi’ the coming o’t, I reckon .”

Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

“Why didn’t you tell me there was danger in men-folk?”

"My thought was that they wanted access to the girls we have under contract. But that doesnʻt really make sense."

The Prince of Beverly Hills by Stuart Woods

"What else could they want that the studio has?"

"I couldn't say, girls"

Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman

What, I wondered, would be my fate in love?

"Since we're girls, we'll be expected to settle down, get married and have a family."

A Promise to Keep by Lilian Harry

"Do you think we should have let her go out on her own?"

“The plain ones be as safe as churches – hey, Jenny?”

Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.

“Why do you look so woebegone all of a sudden?”

"Already I can't see things. Around the edges."

The Blind Contessa's New Machine by Carey Wallace

"Have you told Pietro?"

"'yes,' answered Espa, shyly; 'that was my intent.'"

Queen Zixi of Ix or the Story of the Magic Cloak by l. Frank Baum

'what became of the cap?'

Catullus* was telling them: "Throw overboard EVERYTHING that belongs to me!" / "Fundite quae mea sunt" dicebat "cuncta!" Catullus.

The Satires of Juvenal and Persius
ed. and tr. by G. A. Ramsey

Who's going to guard THE GUARDS? / Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

*Catullus: an otherwise unknown friend of Juvenal, not the famous poet of the previous century

"'that is a hard task,' answered one pretty sprite, opening and folding her wings slowly--as a lady toys with her fan."

Queen Zixi of Ix or the Story of the Magic Cloak by l. Frank Baum

'what sort (sic) of magic powers must it possess?'

". . .stopping the flow of water in streams, turning the stars backward in their courses; . . .puts spirits of the dead in motion by night. Youʻll experience the roaring of the ground beneath your feet and mountain-ash trees coming down from the mountains. "

Virgil The Aeneid Book IV (RPʻs transaltion)

"Anna, do you see the fast moving going on, all along the shore?"

"Where does it go?"

The Blind Contessa's New Machine by Carey Wallace

"What does it do?"

'each possessor of the magic cloak may have one wish granted, provided the cloak is not stolen from its last wearer.'

Queen Zixi of Ix or the Story of the Magic Cloak by l. Frank Baum

'if you're a princess, why do you wear that old grey dress and patched up shoes?'

"What? How stupid of me . . ."

Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

"What can I have the pleasure of doing for you?"

"At my signal, you are to lead the attack."

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

"You're going to do WHAT?"

"I'll kill him if he puts a hand on you."

Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich

"How come we're visiting?"

"I've a great deal of news, and it struck me that if I delayed until daybreak I'd be in a fix and would have no way out."

Cecilia Valdes by Cirilo Villaverde

"Well, what news do you have to offer?"

"They've invaded Algeria!"

A Promise To Keep by Lilian Harry

"Isn't that the French? Aren't they on our side?"

"We won't know for sure untill we get there."

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

"What has he gone and done now?"

"This one? He sold his country for gold, and put a powerful tyrant in charge of it. And, for bribes, he made and unmade laws."

Aeneid by Virgil, Book VI

"Once they have already suffered (life on earth), what is this horrible desire that the souls have to see the light of day again?

“Was it not proved nineteen hundred years ago – if I may trespass on your domain a little?”

Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.

“This hobble of being alive is rather serious, don’t you think so?”

"Yes. But you don't even know where you are, or which is North, or anything!"

The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser

"Where the bloody hell have you been?"

"Mary Elizabeth didn't have an answer."

Stranger Here Below by Joyce Hinnefeld

"…what good has bein' an upright Christian girl ever done you?"

"I'm not sensitive at all to the spirit world, so I am able to sleep through the disturbances."

All The Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

"Hey, who's there?"

"mysterious pants-making guys." p47

the orange eats creeps

"what am i doing out here without you?" p141

"Your work means a terrible lot to you, my sweet."

Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

"What's the matter?"

"Damn you, man! The villain has just made off with my wife!"

The Pyrates byGeorge MacDonald Fraser

"How the hell should I know?"

"Sitting in the dark round a table and dead people came back and spoke to you."

Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

"She had an accident?"

"No," said Judith. "Northing of the sort. This -- gentleman -- constrained me to ride in his carriage, that is all."

Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

"Now, where have I heard your name before?"

"I know you, man! Y'are a notorious foul villain of rank repute and noisome infamy, steeped in knavery and treason, a seasoned rascally cutpurse profligate who tried to nick the crown jewels, a foresworn skunk, crude, creep, renegade!"

The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser

"The king? The king himself sent you?"

** (I LOVE this book!!) **

"What can you do about it?"

Stallion by Martin Cruz Smith

"You're setting up fights again?"

"As a representative of the others, yes, please,"

The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey

"Done, then. After sunset?"

"Yes. Friday. Sunset."

The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser

"Escape? Is it possible?"

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