A Silly Book Game Part 40

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A Silly Book Game Part 40

1fyrfly
Sep 11, 2020, 2:08 pm

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 really great if both your answer and question are related, but that's not absolutely necessary.

*Newbies welcome!

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Continuing with last entry by starbox

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"It is man's nature to yield to temptation...as are these gin palaces."

Danesbury House by Mrs Henry Wood

"You are without money, food, clothes. Had i not come..what should you have done tomorrow?

2fyrfly
Sep 11, 2020, 2:12 pm

"Could still go out to the fields."

The Water Dancer: A Novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates

"Did you love your own work?"

3starbox
Sep 11, 2020, 4:10 pm

"Misery, misery, nothing but misery"

Danesbury House by Mrs Henry Wood

"Do you know that St George has become a water-drinker?"

4Selliers
Sep 13, 2020, 1:06 am

The bartender inclined her head. "An excellent choice, sir."

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

"And if I need to talk to her?"

5starbox
Sep 22, 2020, 7:53 pm

"She would be far more efficiently supervised in a Home."

The Frontenac Mystery by Francois Mauriac

"What do you really think he's doing with himself in Paris?"

6fyrfly
Sep 27, 2020, 5:39 pm

"Experts say that this project, in terms of its ambitions, exceeds sending man into outer space or flying to the moon."

Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
by Rachel Maddow

"Were you interested in something that would be the topic of news, or something that would put them in embarrassing situations?"

7starbox
Sep 28, 2020, 3:29 am

"She was interested in how seasonal fluctuations in food resources affected family life."

Buzz The Nature and Necessity of Bees by Thor Hanson

Bees....seem to want to be together. Why is that?"

8fyrfly
Editado: Oct 12, 2020, 12:05 pm

"They have strong opinions about everything under the sun and they're used to getting their way."

Long Range by C. J. Box

"They didn't take your phone?"

9SqueakyChu
Oct 17, 2020, 12:54 am

“I’m not the sort that tells tales about what other people do.”

A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

“Are we going to have a debate about this or what?”

10fyrfly
Oct 17, 2020, 8:44 pm

11Selliers
Editado: Oct 17, 2020, 9:16 pm

"I shall attend," I said, inclining my head.

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

How much should I tell her?

12SqueakyChu
Oct 19, 2020, 8:43 pm

"You don't have much of a choice..."

A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

"And why exactly are you here?"

13starbox
Oct 20, 2020, 10:34 am

"Smoking on the lavatory...nothing else to do while she waits for the tide to recede."

Adeline by Norah Vincent

"Do you know what makes a wireless work?"

14SqueakyChu
Editado: Oct 27, 2020, 4:06 pm

"I don't have time to fuss about this any more."

A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

"And who might you be?"

15fyrfly
Editado: Oct 24, 2020, 11:55 am

"Nurse, or Mrs. Wright, or ma'am, if you prefer."

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

"Haven't you met your employers?"

16starbox
Oct 24, 2020, 1:10 pm

"I have not the least intention of trying the experiment"

Salem chapel by Margaret Oliphant

"Did Mrs Tozer make tea herself, or did she leave it to Phoebe?"

17fyrfly
Oct 27, 2020, 8:04 am

"Ask her where she was that night.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

"Did you recognize the man she was kicking?"

18starbox
Oct 27, 2020, 3:43 pm

"His mortal remains were placed on a catafalque ."

Ataturk: The Birth of a Nation by Mehmet Guldiz

-The doctor diagnosed the disease. Cirrhosis!
-Are you sure, Doctor?

19Selliers
Editado: Oct 30, 2020, 6:19 pm

"I don’t want to get into anything subversive."

Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg

"What are you doing to keep civilization from falling apart?"

20rebaisa
Oct 31, 2020, 1:25 am

'But all that is politics. It is nothing to do with me.'

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

'And what sort of thing does one find in a London paper nowadays?'

21fyrfly
Nov 3, 2020, 11:16 am

"Considered newsworthy this year were the long delays and cost overruns over at the Old Mill Lofts, a project that grew sketchier by the day and to which Mayor Gus Moynihan, despite recent efforts to distance himself, was inextricably tied."

Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo

"The planning is always fun, but the execution?"

22Selliers
Editado: Nov 3, 2020, 6:46 pm

"Death," declared Dr. Cade. "Step by step, a desperate young man dying."

The White Devil by Justin Evans

"Do you take credit cards?"

23ArdizzoneFan
Nov 3, 2020, 7:03 pm

"By Jove! It's risky, but we'll try it,"

Burton of the Flying Corps by Herbert Strang

"But tell me, Hedley, where are we?"

24alco261
Editado: Nov 4, 2020, 6:53 pm

It looks like what I posted was a thread killer so I've removed it - press on.

25SqueakyChu
Editado: Nov 10, 2020, 11:23 pm

In reply to msg #23...

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"I honestly can't tell you, Bernie."

Picturing the Wreck - Dani Shapiro

"What do you think is going on, Dr. Grossman?"

26rebaisa
Nov 12, 2020, 11:48 am

'some shenanigans fancy enough that you can’t make head or tail of ’em'

The Searcher by Tana French

'So why are you not asking my advice any more?'

27SqueakyChu
Nov 12, 2020, 1:08 pm

"It's not you--it's me. I have to sort myself out...."

Picturing the Wreck -Dani Shapiro

"And who are you?"

28rebaisa
Nov 14, 2020, 11:04 pm

'I was a friend of Peggy’s.’

The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths

- We must watch everyone at the funeral.
- Why?

29SqueakyChu
Nov 15, 2020, 11:34 am

"A family crisis."

Picturing the Wreck - Dani Shapiro

"Why do you ask?"

30fyrfly
Nov 17, 2020, 10:42 am

"He was going to turn us in."

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

"What are you going to say?"

31starbox
Nov 22, 2020, 11:40 am

" UD or TU or TAM or PAR or LIKH or KHISH"

Everyday life in Babylonia and assyria by HWF Saggs

"If his neighbor was claiming rights over a fieldhe considered his own property, what steps could he take?"

32SqueakyChu
Nov 22, 2020, 12:20 pm

"...listen to "One Step Ahead" by Aretha Franklin..."

The Black Friend - Frederick Joseph

"Why don't you relax?"

33fyrfly
Nov 22, 2020, 6:22 pm

"Look, it's when you relax that you get hit in the face."

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

"When has it ever been easy for us?"

34starbox
Editado: Nov 22, 2020, 6:41 pm

"During 1836 and 1837"

Everyday life in Babylonia and assyria by HWF Saggs

"Why are you retaining the servants of your brother?"

35SqueakyChu
Nov 22, 2020, 8:26 pm

I think people become friends by sharing moments.

The Black Friend - Frederick Joseph

How do you compete with free cookies...?

36fyrfly
Nov 23, 2020, 5:53 am

"Caution should be taken when interpreting simulations until additional information...is obtained on the population."

Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat's Walk Across America by William Stolzenburg

"Can I ride my bike?"

37starbox
Nov 23, 2020, 9:46 am

"I'll drive you back to the city"

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

"I've been thinking I might get a boob job...what do you think?"

38SqueakyChu
Nov 23, 2020, 12:01 pm

"I never thought marriage would be like this--."

Picturing the Wreck - Dani Shapiro

"Can I help?"

39starbox
Nov 23, 2020, 7:59 pm

"I swallowed a live bee."

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

"Dressing up for Halloween?"

40fyrfly
Nov 25, 2020, 7:15 am

"He was the talk of the office."

Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat's Walk Across America by William Stolzenburg

"Kind of ironic, the night of your talk, huh?"

41starbox
Nov 25, 2020, 7:55 am

"The smell of ammonia in the room was intense. It seemed to be coming from the cats."

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

-I want to devote more time to my own interests.
-What interests?

42fyrfly
Nov 25, 2020, 6:49 pm

"Sweaters for the short-waisted, the broad-shouldered, your best beloveds all covetous of the bespoke, looking to you for the bliss of a perfect fit."

How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons): Poetry by Barbara Kingsolver

"May I say that life is filled with instructions we just don't believe we are ever going to need?"

43rebaisa
Nov 27, 2020, 3:26 am

‘You don’t have to understand life. You just have to live it.’

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

- isn't it beautiful?
- What?

44starbox
Nov 27, 2020, 11:23 am

"The electric casket-lowering device they used at both my parents' burials."

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

"Are you sure you won't wear this stuff?"

45SqueakyChu
Editado: Nov 27, 2020, 9:49 pm

“They are ugly.”

The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

“What are you crying for?”

46rebaisa
Nov 28, 2020, 7:35 pm

'I have come to a planet where the most intelligent life form still has to drive its own cars . . .'

The Humans by Matt Haig

'Why wasn’t I blending in? What was I doing wrong?'

47fyrfly
Nov 29, 2020, 10:21 am

"You don't lie about a thing, but you don't have to mention everything."

Llamas for Love and Money by Rosana Hart

"How much for the wool?"

48rebaisa
Nov 30, 2020, 12:22 am

'There are people in this world who have motives that extend beyond the financial, Andrew.’

The Humans by Matt Haig

‘Is mathematics less interesting for humans than nudity?’

49fyrfly
Dic 2, 2020, 7:38 am

'Well, not always."

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

"So why'd you guys leave home?"

50rebaisa
Dic 3, 2020, 11:28 am

'I wanted to get off the couch.'

Echo Boy by Matt Haig

‘If it isn’t the Devil himself! Lord of the Universe. So, how goes the work, King Satan?’

51fyrfly
Editado: Dic 4, 2020, 4:28 pm

"It was an accident of fate that I ended up here."

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

"Why are they waiting on that side of the track?"

52Selliers
Dic 5, 2020, 11:43 am

"Why should I care about other people?" she asked.

Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie

"How old do you think I am? Six?"

53fyrfly
Dic 6, 2020, 6:51 am

"I know how much you've grown in these last days."

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

"But what are you doing here?"

54rebaisa
Dic 8, 2020, 1:00 pm

'Are you wicked Philip? Have you done a wicked thing? I think you must have Philip. I think that is why I am here.'

The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig

'What do you think he was angry about?'

55fyrfly
Editado: Dic 9, 2020, 7:43 am

"There is a dishonesty about giving people something that's eighteen thousand words long and expecting them to read and understand it."

Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Priciples -- and All of Us by Rana Foroohar

Or was it something else entirely?

56rebaisa
Dic 15, 2020, 2:58 pm

'It looked like a pillowcase, but it was stuffed with rectangles of fine paper and tied up to protect its contents.'

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia

'What is God’s face like?'

57fyrfly
Dic 15, 2020, 4:26 pm

"She's described as having a handsome face."

The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson Whitehead

"Did you hear me outside?"

58starbox
Dic 16, 2020, 6:37 am

..."Strange whizzing sounds."

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

-He could never be made into marshmallows.
-And why not, may I ask?"

59fyrfly
Dic 17, 2020, 8:16 am

"Look at those arms, man."

The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson Whitehead

"Where do you think Dr. Campbell got that trick from?"

60rebaisa
Dic 17, 2020, 12:46 pm

'the doctor had not explained himself very well when he wrote about the overcrowding at the cemetery, a failed rising from the dead, and a survivor.'

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia

'What am I going to say to the archbishop?

61SqueakyChu
Dic 17, 2020, 8:12 pm

"Anything...I'm starving."

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanith

"Why don't we grab some scotch and have a seat?"

62fyrfly
Dic 18, 2020, 4:25 pm

"No, I want to keep my wits about me tonight."

Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

"What about dinner?"

63SqueakyChu
Dic 18, 2020, 9:07 pm

"Let's get some ice cream."

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanith

"When you grow up, are you going to be a scientist...or a chef?

64fyrfly
Dic 19, 2020, 10:19 am

"I used to...I had a skill, Jack."

Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

"Where are you with that batch?"

65SqueakyChu
Dic 19, 2020, 1:00 pm

"We'd like to start right away."

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanith

"What are you most afraid or sad about?"

66fyrfly
Dic 20, 2020, 7:12 am

"I get suspicious about what I don't know."

Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

"What were you going to call about?"

67rebaisa
Dic 23, 2020, 1:29 am

'about the weather and the news and the changing season and the flowers and trees and what was blooming and what was dying'

Strange Flowers by Ryan Donal

'Oh, Alex, why are you drunk?'

68Selliers
Dic 23, 2020, 4:45 pm

"... I wanted to get to know the collection as quickly as possible..."

Librarian Tales by William Ottens

"You sure it's not just the carpet bunching up?"

69fyrfly
Dic 25, 2020, 4:32 pm

"It feels like there's something there."

Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

"How long were you waiting?"

70SqueakyChu
Editado: Dic 29, 2020, 8:02 pm

I spent many hours playing there and, when the mood struck me, I picked some of the wildflowers to take home to Mama.

Blond China Doll - Hannelore Jeinemann Headley

"What are you up to?"

71fyrfly
Dic 30, 2020, 7:34 am

"I do four or five homes per week, and I throw away a lot more than I used to."

Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter

"How many gifts do we need?"

72Richard68
Dic 30, 2020, 8:34 am

Newbie 'walking' in !!!!
Hi!
Gotta question.
Has ANYBODY ever had or heard of a 2 vol set of Hugo's "Les Miserables," published by D. W. McDevitt about 1870???
I have checked nearly EVERYWHERE including L.O.C. and worldwide, finding only a part reference to it in WORLDCAT.

73SqueakyChu
Dic 30, 2020, 4:21 pm

I redirected Richard68 elsewhere. Continue playing off message #71.

74fyrfly
Ene 1, 2021, 10:29 am

"Four or five thousand."

Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter

"Anything else?"

75SqueakyChu
Ene 3, 2021, 1:25 am

“Ninety-six identical twins...”

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

“...what would be the use of that?”

76Selliers
Ene 3, 2021, 6:31 pm

They distract from the individual body as an object...

The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry

"... but is he sexy and thrilling?"

77SqueakyChu
Ene 3, 2021, 10:29 pm

"Quite a lot..."

Brave New World- Aldous Huxley

"Cant you see? Can't you see?

78fyrfly
Editado: Ene 4, 2021, 11:13 am

"He gave two envelopes to Lukather."

Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter, Lee Child

"What did you see?"

79starbox
Editado: Ene 4, 2021, 11:31 am

"A crocodile"

The Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook by Shirley Hughes

"Doesnt he like the hat that I gave him?"

80fyrfly
Ene 5, 2021, 8:35 am

"He thinks it smells theatrical."

The Museum of Desire by Jonathan Kellerman

"Where'd the two of you meet?"

81starbox
Ene 10, 2021, 9:40 am

"In the corner of the kitchen, delousing her children."

The Children of Sanchez by Oscar Lewis

-She's already given birth!
-What did she have?

82fyrfly
Ene 11, 2021, 10:41 am

"Wonderful, fine-looking, big colt."

Duel for the Crown: Affirmed, Alydar, and Racing's Greatest Rivalry by Linda Carroll, David Rosner

"Were you disappointed with the time of 2:01?"

83SqueakyChu
Editado: Ene 12, 2021, 10:21 am

"Queer...Very queer...I don't like it."

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

"Can you say something about nothing?"

84fyrfly
Ene 13, 2021, 9:37 am

Even if nothing happens, you haven't lost anything but a little extra effort on your part.

Hermit Crabs by Neal Pronek

That brings us to the consideration of this question: which type of bottom covering is best?

85SqueakyChu
Ene 14, 2021, 4:39 pm

"...handkerchiefs..."

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

"But what are you to do when there aren't any handkerchiefs?"

86starbox
Editado: Ene 15, 2021, 8:16 am

"A polar bear rug" ?

Bech: A Book by John Updike

"Has she ever smoked pot?

87SqueakyChu
Editado: Ene 15, 2021, 10:12 pm

"... we do not know. We can only guess."

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

"What are chemicals?"

88fyrfly
Ene 17, 2021, 11:06 am

"You need to read these. You'll understand."

The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter

"Can you let our people know we're here?"

89fyrfly
Editado: Ene 23, 2021, 8:10 am

Este mensaje fue borrado por su autor.

90starbox
Ene 23, 2021, 2:12 pm

"You have an astonishing readiness in the Ciceronian antiphrasis, considering you have never studied oratory!"

Felix Holt the Radical by George Eliot

"Gad, what a wreck Father is! Paralysis, eh?"

91Selliers
Ene 26, 2021, 10:16 am

"Check the envelope again. You missed something."

V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

"What about the locksmith?"

92fyrfly
Ene 26, 2021, 1:59 pm

"I only have to wait a couple of weeks."

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump, Ph. D.

"Did you ask your grandmother for money?"

93fyrfly
Feb 1, 2021, 9:31 am

"We will never need money."

The Son by Philipp Meyer

"Why does it matter to you?"

94SqueakyChu
Editado: Feb 1, 2021, 9:48 am

"I just wanted to know..."

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

"How many beggars are there on the street?"

95fyrfly
Feb 1, 2021, 11:09 pm

"Maybe a hundred men, maybe more."

The Son by Philipp Meyer

"We puttin' in more windmills?"

96SqueakyChu
Feb 1, 2021, 11:17 pm

"We sure did....Might've passed 'em on the street."

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

"Your grandpa ever tell you about things like that?"

97fyrfly
Feb 2, 2021, 12:22 am

"He's been talking like that all over town."

The Son by Philipp Meyer

"Have you done much work like this?"

98starbox
Editado: Feb 5, 2021, 4:24 pm

"Indeed..and do you not think it excellent?"

The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte Yonge

"Can we run counter to our clergyman's direct wishes?"

99fyrfly
Feb 6, 2021, 6:45 am

"I don't think there's a general answer to that."

Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang

"What would you like the answer to be, and what are you afraid it might be?"

100Helenoel
Feb 12, 2021, 3:44 pm

" I want to stay. And I want to have dinner. With my crew."

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

"What are hestra seeds"

101fyrfly
Feb 13, 2021, 8:05 pm

102SqueakyChu
Feb 13, 2021, 9:35 pm

"The truth is we're just tired. We've all been at this for two years, and we've got nothing to show for it."

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

"Why are you here?"

103fyrfly
Feb 14, 2021, 10:40 am

"Going to go fishing up at the dam."

The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
by Joshua Hammer

"Are you carrying any sharp objects?"

104SqueakyChu
Feb 14, 2021, 1:37 pm

"Once a thug, always a thug..."

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

"How's your momma doing?"

105starbox
Feb 14, 2021, 5:08 pm

"Drat the woman"

Doreen by Barbara Noble

"Havent you any relatives in the country you could send her to?"

106fyrfly
Editado: Feb 14, 2021, 5:27 pm

Este mensaje fue borrado por su autor.

107SqueakyChu
Feb 14, 2021, 10:35 pm

"I'm sorry, but that's not possible."

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

"What do we do now?"

108Selliers
Feb 15, 2021, 1:52 am

"I have a one-hour dinner break. I'm buying if you want to join me."

W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton

"You want me to leave the gun under the seat or put it somewhere else?"

109SqueakyChu
Editado: Feb 15, 2021, 3:47 pm

"I know all of this stuff is confusing for you."

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

"Do you want me to close the door?"

110fyrfly
Feb 16, 2021, 2:35 pm

"You think people don't catch on, but they do."

Chances Are... by Richard Russo

"How'd you get all sweaty?"

111SqueakyChu
Feb 16, 2021, 3:27 pm

“I don’t know. I’ve never been on TV before.”

Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

“Do you have these problems?”

112fyrfly
Feb 17, 2021, 6:58 am

"Close to insurmountable, seems to me."

Chances Are... by Richard Russo

"Remember those...spells I used to have?"

113Selliers
Feb 26, 2021, 1:28 pm

The nasty little tune was running through her head again, with its burden of suavity and expensive perfume.

The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

"Will it hurt?"

114fyrfly
Feb 27, 2021, 8:09 am

"In the vast majority of cases."

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

"Why are you so mad at him?"

115starbox
Feb 27, 2021, 4:14 pm

"He could scarcely tell the commonest spleenwort from a lycopodium."

The Perpetual Curate by Mrs Oliphant

"It appears to me either that you've been drinking or that you mean to be impertiment- which is it?"

116SqueakyChu
Editado: Feb 28, 2021, 2:12 pm

"I don't know...I'm really bad at remembering..."

Come On Up - Jordi Nopca

"What would you like to drink....?"

117fyrfly
Feb 28, 2021, 7:16 am

"I went downstairs for some water."

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

"Why don't you go up and take a shower and relax?"

118SqueakyChu
Feb 28, 2021, 2:11 pm

"I think that would be the best thing for both of us."

Come On Up - Jordi Nopca

"Do you want a little something to eat?"

119starbox
Mar 1, 2021, 9:08 am

"Candied midget gherkins"

Expensive People by Joyce Carol Oates

"If you came upon two cows mating, which would you do? 1) Hide your eyes 2)Take a picture 3) Call your friends to look 4) Chase the cows away

120fyrfly
Mar 5, 2021, 9:21 am

"Don't count on them reacting at all."

The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly

"What about that other thing you were doing?"

121SqueakyChu
Mar 5, 2021, 10:07 am

I don’t want to swim.

Epilogue - Anne Roiphe

Why move my arms and legs about just to get from one side of the pool to the other?

122fyrfly
Editado: Mar 5, 2021, 6:34 pm

"Sorry we're so dumb."

The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly

"What is it we aren't seeing?"

123SqueakyChu
Editado: Mar 5, 2021, 9:11 pm

“I won’t see anything. I won’t hear anything.”

Come On Up - Jordi Nopca

“What is this banana thing?”

124starbox
Mar 6, 2021, 8:35 am

"Denis's outstretched hand."

Without my Cloak by Kate O'Brien

-Like a drop of rum in it?
-I would not, indeed.What do you take me for?

125fyrfly
Mar 6, 2021, 4:44 pm

"a suitable hero ... "

Antarctica: The Last Continent by Kim Heacox

"I write of the future, of the hopes of being more worthy, but shall I ever be?"

126terriks
Mar 6, 2021, 6:54 pm

"You really want to know?"

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

"Why are you vomiting so much?"

127fyrfly
Mar 8, 2021, 11:31 am

"Everything seems to vibrate with the constant roar of escaping gas."

Antarctica: The Last Continent by Kim Heacox

"Which one are you?"

128Selliers
Mar 8, 2021, 6:42 pm

After dark every cat is a lion.

Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson

"What do you mean?"

129SqueakyChu
Editado: Mar 8, 2021, 7:23 pm

"We want to show each other our grandchildren."

Epilogue - Anne Roiphe

"Do you want to come to dinner?"

130starbox
Editado: Mar 18, 2021, 11:39 am

Bryan made a sound usually rendered as "humph"

What's for Dinner? by James Schuyler

-Ethel was never much of a talker. She shows her feelings in other ways.
-I'd be interested to hear an example.

131fyrfly
Mar 18, 2021, 9:25 am

"... playing endless games of cards, covering the walls with graffiti, and whittling a variety of items from soup bones: pipes, spoons, crosses, chess pieces, intricate earrings and brooches ..."

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott

"What is that you have in your hand?"

132SqueakyChu
Mar 18, 2021, 1:30 pm

"...a napkin"

The Mask of INsanity - Jacob M. Appel

"Why does it matter?"

133fyrfly
Mar 19, 2021, 10:51 am

"I'm going through the lines tonight."

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott

"Which do you propose to do?"

134Selliers
Mar 21, 2021, 5:09 pm

"Unwind the hose for me, I'm going up."

Confusion (The Cazalet Chronicles Book 3) by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"Why didn't you tell me he was here?"

135fyrfly
Mar 21, 2021, 10:27 pm

"I crushed down the impulse, for I saw that he was watching me very narrowly."

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott

"And how on earth did you get here?"

136SqueakyChu
Mar 22, 2021, 10:53 pm

"I'm still trying to figure that out."

The Mask of Sanity - Jacob M. Appel

"But what should I do now?"

137fyrfly
Mar 23, 2021, 2:00 pm

"You give them all the help you can, and stay with them every step of the way."

The Dirty South by John Connolly

"What does Tilon do with his evenings?"

138starbox
Mar 23, 2021, 2:14 pm

"Sometimes he brought a fistful of clay home with him"

The Rider on the White Horse by Theodor Storm

-I suppose she has been here with her cat.
-Why did you have to kill it?

139fyrfly
Mar 23, 2021, 3:00 pm

"That's all lies."

The Dirty South by John Connolly

"Do you have anything to hide?"

140Selliers
Abr 3, 2021, 6:35 pm

"In times of trouble the decision to move a library often comes too late."

The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

"You're not planning to raise the dead, are you?"

141SqueakyChu
Editado: Abr 6, 2021, 8:49 pm

"Well, all right, if that's the way you want it."

The Ark Sakura - Kobo Abe

"Did you notice a peculiar smell?"

(typo corrected)

142Selliers
Editado: Abr 6, 2021, 6:49 pm

*** I'm assuming that "snell" is a typo for "smell" ***

"I mean, Galer Street smelled like salmon, but at least the people were normal."

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

"Well, guess who I saw outside the public library?"

143fyrfly
Abr 9, 2021, 1:50 pm

"Pinochet and Indonesia's Suharto."

Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond

"How have they escaped those traps?"

144fyrfly
Abr 23, 2021, 11:39 pm

145SqueakyChu
Abr 24, 2021, 11:08 am

"...fifteen minutes..."

Negative Space - Lilly Dancyger

"Why did Papa and Brian stop being friends?"

146fyrfly
Abr 25, 2021, 9:36 am

"-Dad's got his gout back, and really the journey is rather arduous ... "

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

"Shall we go somewhere less revolting, do you think?"

147SqueakyChu
Abr 25, 2021, 10:34 am

“We should definitely do that.”

Negative Space - Lilly Dancyger

“Are you rolling your eyes?”

148fyrfly
Editado: Abr 28, 2021, 10:32 am

"It's just a stinkhorn."

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

"Late-night ice cream?"

149SqueakyChu
Editado: Abr 28, 2021, 6:29 pm

I was just about to call you.

The Polish Boxer - Eduardo Halfon

Can you come from the capital?

150fyrfly
Abr 30, 2021, 11:30 am

"That I can do."

Spoils of the Dead: A Liam Campbell Novel by Dana Stabenow

"What have you found?"

151SqueakyChu
Editado: Abr 30, 2021, 3:17 pm

All the channels, or almost all of the channels, were showing porn films.

The Polish Boxer - Eduardo Halfon

What else have you got left when you know the next day you're going to be shot, eh?

152terriks
mayo 2, 2021, 10:22 pm

The tea, when it came, was all that she had desired and expected.

Passing by Nella Larsen

Why in the world had she made such a promise?

153fyrfly
Editado: mayo 3, 2021, 2:48 pm

"Sometimes it's worse than keeping track of a two-year-old."

Spoils of the Dead: A Liam Campbell Novel by Dana Stabenow

"What are your plans for the day?"

154SqueakyChu
mayo 3, 2021, 9:32 pm

>153 fyrfly:

...swaying and singing aloud to the soulful sounds of Black power.

How To Be An Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi

What would be Dr. King’s message for the millennium?

155terriks
mayo 3, 2021, 11:09 pm

"There's a surprise. It's a real party. See?"

Passing by Nella Larsen

Had she ever wanted or tried for more?

156SqueakyChu
Editado: mayo 4, 2021, 12:39 am

She listened and surprised me with questions.

How To Be An Antiracist - Ibram X. Zendi

Who are the cursed descendents of Canaan?

157Selliers
mayo 5, 2021, 9:04 pm

Sometimes it would be a pale-pink gulping gecko, or a praying mantis, or the caterpillar of an oleander hawk-moth, striped like a Persian carpet, pink and silver and green.

The Corfu Trilogy: My Family and Other Animals; Birds, Beasts and Relatives; and The Garden of the Gods. by Gerald Durrell

"Tell me, do you always wear mud all over your clothes?"

158SqueakyChu
Editado: mayo 5, 2021, 10:46 pm

Your mother and I went to a bullfight.

Father Said - Hal Sirowtiz

How would you like it if someone waved your least favorite color in your face trying to make you look silly in front of a crowd?

159fyrfly
mayo 6, 2021, 7:47 pm

"It's not what I wanted!"

Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan

"Who would ever live this way unless they had to?

160starbox
mayo 7, 2021, 3:03 pm

"Teahouse girls"

Shanks Mare by Ikku Jippensha

-Here, bring me that razor!
-What are you gong to do?

161Selliers
mayo 10, 2021, 8:45 pm

"I must strengthen my position in Europe first," Alexander answered.

Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis

"And now," Parmenion was asking, "where are we headed?"

162starbox
Editado: mayo 11, 2021, 3:01 pm

"The night shift at the colliery petrol station"

Shuggie Bain by Douglas stuart

"A bra? What am i wanting with a bra?"

163fyrfly
mayo 16, 2021, 6:51 am

"Anything to change things up."

The Dog I Loved by Susan Wilson

"And that stops you, how?"

164macnoid
mayo 18, 2021, 9:24 pm

"Yet now he realizes that even living wisely in this way will not stop him from being placed in a box in the ground, just like the village idiot."

Living Life Backward by David Gibson

"How in the world can you hide a rhinoceros?"

165starbox
mayo 19, 2021, 4:03 am

"I can carry it to the lavatory in the folds of my polonsaise"

The Lacquer Lady by F Tennyson Jesse

-She was jealous of the second family.
-Did she kill them all?

166Morphidae
mayo 19, 2021, 8:17 pm

"Indeed, that sneer she had shown upon the Brother's command suggested she would relish it."

Lover Reborn by J. R. Ward

"Why do you need to be associated with the death?"

167SqueakyChu
mayo 19, 2021, 8:28 pm

"It's not optional. Some things aren't optional."

Mona at Sea - Elizabeth Gonzalez James

"What's on your schedule today?"

168fyrfly
mayo 20, 2021, 7:05 am

"Disruption for its own sake."

Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman

"Did Jack tell you the name of the club?"

169TempleBethElSalinas
mayo 20, 2021, 12:27 pm

"La Bonne Hottentote"

Freddy and Fredericka: A Novel by Mark Helprin

"What you want to eat?

170fyrfly
mayo 21, 2021, 10:53 am

"Mushrooms plus salami plus candied walnuts plus jicama ..."

Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman

"You can drink on this job?"

171SqueakyChu
Editado: mayo 21, 2021, 9:36 pm

"Oh, well...Now everyone knows,"

Mona at Sea - Elizabeth Gonzal James

"You find a job yet?"

172fyrfly
mayo 22, 2021, 2:21 pm

"We never closed the farm. We stayed here working."

The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists by Naomi Klein

"Who defends the status quo?"

173Selliers
Jun 1, 2021, 9:40 pm

A ferocious black dog hurled itself at them, snapping and dragging itself back on the steel chain at its throat.

House of Lost Dreams by Graham Joyce

'Perhaps another time you'll come with us?'

174SqueakyChu
Jun 1, 2021, 10:00 pm

"I do all my interviews here."

Mona at Sea - Elizabeth Gonzalez James

"You want to get out of here?"

175fyrfly
Jun 3, 2021, 7:03 am

"We have a few other outstanding warrants to take care of along the way."

The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness by John Connolly

"Can't someone else do it this time?"

176Selliers
Jun 5, 2021, 12:01 am

This time the old woman screamed, and, hitching up her skirt, dispensed with her limp and ran from the graveyard.

House of Lost Dreams by Graham Joyce

"He lived in that cave?"
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