Grab the book closest

[CaptainErotica]

 The war was far off to the north, and nothing of any consequence had occured in these waters in months.

-Abandon Ship!

[Beguile's Mistress]

...sides, himself symmetrical and beautiful of form, without blemish or...

"The Story of the Irish Race"
  by Seumas MacManus

[CaptainErotica]

Heather wasn't so sure about that.

-Winter Moon, Dean Koontz

[BadForm]

Take the center of your quilt to your favorite quilt shop and lay it on different fabrics to determine the ones you like the best.

The Quilters Ultimate visual Guide: From A to Z - Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking,
Ellen Pahl, (editor)

(My wife was a quilter in case you're wondering)

[Oniya]

The line A(3 -2 1/2,1) B(4 1/2 - 2 1/2, 1 1/2) is the front side of the base (parallel to H) of an equilateral triangular pyramid, altitude 2", lying in III.

(What? Doesn't everybody?)

[BlightRaptor]

Jesus said to him, "It is as you said..."

New Testament/Psalms Proverbs, Matthew 26:64

[Lilias]

'But when he still hadn't shown up half an hour after he was due on duty, Sergeant Claire Bonner felt a twinge of irritation.'

--Val McDermid, The Mermaids Singing

[Valerian]

"As a whole, the North had, in the past, supported the House of Lancaster, but thanks to Richard's strong and stable government which brought peace to the region and rid it of much of its lawlessness, many loyalties were transferred to the House of York; by the 1480's, the scales were tipped firmly in its favour."

~The Princes in the Tower, by Alison Weir.  After hearing that they confirmed it was Richard III's skeleton they found a little while ago, I thought it fitting to reread some of the books I have that deal with his life and crimes.   ::)

[Nadir]

No performances.

~The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

[Faust]

He scratched his ear and ventured, "You can all have a half holiday."

[BlightRaptor]

It didn't help him.

Attitude is Everything: 10 Life Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action by Keith Harrell

(Another self help book for Christmas >>; )

[BadForm]

If you checked YES, use the space below to think of what you can do to eliminate or minimize each one.

Common Ground: Using Medication in our Recovery Process
A peer-2-peer workbook

Patricia E. Deegan, PhD

(Yes, I'm at work)

[Purpitypurps]

Book that is closest to me is the one right next to my laptop at the moment.

"This is not Kings Landing" If it was the 6th sentence it would of been "I can find another wet nurse." Haha.
A Song of Ice And Fire. A Dance with Dragons.

[Lilias]

'I am, I...'
--Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies

[Rhapsody]

Think about the monkeys shot into space.

Fight Club (on Kindle, so page numbers may vary from paperback copies)

[yobo]

Signetet har inngravert poststedets navn og som oftest også et posthorn.

Fra budstikke til data: Stavanger Postkontor gjennom 350 år (A book about the main post office in Stavanger for the last 350 years).

[Stella Maris]

Sleeter snorted, too loudly for the hushed room.

Shadowrun 20th Anniversary Core Rulebook

~SM~

[Saerrael]

'Ja, ik heb gezien hoe de meest vrijen onder u in in de bosschage rond de tempel en de shaduw van de stadsburcht hun vrijheid dragen as een juk en een handboei.'

-Kahlil Gibran 'De Profeet'

*also just found out he doesn't have a Dutch dictionary in his spell check*  :-[

[Safire]

"He stood up, listened, then rapidly doused the fire, smothering it in dirt."

-Garth Nix (The Ragwitch)

[Lilias]

'Wake up to angry voices in the kitchen.'
--Carol Midgley, My Family and other freaks

[PenitentKitten]

Then, with a groan, she remembered the incident at the barbecue.

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

[Monfang]

"Nothing at all."

The Little Goddess - Ian McDonald as part of the 23rd annual Year's Best Science Fiction Collection.

[Lilias]

(Love that story! ;D)

'Sophie squeezed her arm reassuringly.'
--Cathryn Constable, The Wolf Princess

[Ariel]

"You must be immortal." Zane said, after a moment of fevered thought.

- On A Pale Horse, Piers Anthony.

[Trouble1]

In its etiological function, the myth describes a shift from feminine notions of divinity to patriarchal concerns; thought and cunning, formerly independent in an autonomous female, Metis, are now embodied in Zues's daughter, subordinate to male rule.

- Classical Mythology: Images and Insights. 5th Edition.