Somebody gave me this game. Too fun.
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
Becky Clark, Author
A teenager trapped in a middle-aged body
This is so fun! Ok, here’s the fifth sentence of the 56th page:
“Apon and Lydia are three billion years gone, the gunslinger told them; they have become Old Star and Old Mother, the north and south, each pining for the other but both now too proud to beg for reconciliation . . . and Cassiopeia sits off to the side in her chair, rocking and laughing at them both.”
“If you cannot, stick with a tantalizing capsule description in your letter.”
“Given that, we have to think about raising taxes or cutting spending or finding some ‘not too cold, not too hot’ combination platter”
After tolerating his self-importance and dictatorial attitude all evening, I’d be content to fade away with my belly full and with Eric unable to contact me again.
“The all got it from Jhai Tserai, who was apparently picky about details, especially those regarding quality management.”
“Then, the onload() event fires on the body tag, which calls the drawgraph() function.” — PHP Hacks
Yeah, it’s a technical book, but it was the closest at the moment.
It made me a little mad to be confused for my father, but I knew Ralph was an egg or two short of a dozen.
“I ain’t telling you again, Shlimazel,” said Igor.
Uh, page 56 in my book was a full-page publicity shot of Bogie and Bacall kissing for the 1944 film To Have and Have Not.
Does that count?
I will substitute for your ego, if you wish, but never for your spirit.
It had been going on almost nonstop for three months when he first came to see me.
Very cool idea. (that’s from me, not a book). Well, it’s probably in a book somewhere…you know what I mean.
“Well, you wouldn’t, unless what you found there was better than the alternatives, and our eleven-year-old found Harry Potter more fun, more exciting, more suspenseful than all the alternatives open to him.” –from “The Invisible Child” by Katherine Patterson
His mind was trying to formulate a motive. Clive Cussler – “The Chase”
(This is a different Donna than #10)
“Black in his heart, son.”
“That hit home! Now I understand why my Nervenarzt recommended that I consult you.” – The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch
“Trying not to leave handprints, he slithered along the ground, supporting his weight on his forearms.”
“Coffee klatsch.””
(I’m never far from my own book.) 🙂
D’oh. Forgot to post mine!
Jordan whispered in her ear, his breath hot and foul, “You remember our secret game, Angel?”
“Say you so?” Deidamia exclimed hopfully.
I totally would have, but it was Volume II of A History of England and it started on page 409 about the Glorious Revolution. That’s not a quote from a book. Ok. Just clearing that up.
Well, okay, but if you REALLY wanted to play, you could have used page 456.
I’m just sayin ….
Napoleon appeared to change countenance, and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go, whereat Boxer lifted his hoof, and the dog slunk away, bruised and howling.
“maybe so,” said Conner, “But it’s stealing with style”
kiernan, however, was an evil, proud dragon, and refused.
“Somewhere miles from anywhere”
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