Grab the Book Closest (#2)

[Azy]

The Warlock Lord marched his armies east toward the Jannison Pass, which meant they probably intended to descend upon the Eastland.

First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks.

[TheSilentBang]

"His boots were so worked with silver that it was hard to see the leather."

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

[despickable]

Back Story.. David Mitchell

[RampantDesires]

You're pretty ambitious for a disembodied brain, that other part of my brain said again.
          -The End of All Things by John Scalzi

[Remiel]

"The pattern is so persistent that it's spooky."

--Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams

[clonkertink]

"She gave K.'s hand a last caress, jumped up, and ran to the window."
-Fraz Kafka, The Trial

[Valerian]

"The most common sights on the streets were the priests and doctors making their frantic rounds."
~The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World,, by Steven Johnson

Okay, maybe not the best book to be reading under the circumstances...

[HopeAndFaith]

"Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?" -Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

[RampantDesires]

"Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?" -Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

I love this <3



"I guess you're coming with us tonight?"
      -Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine

[Katiana]

"Their existence is just as celebrated and just as valid as the descriptions presented here."  - The Queen's English by Chloe O. Davis

[Valerian]

"Given such mounting pressure, it seemed inevitable that something was sure to break."

~Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect, by Robert House

[WordSmith]

"Good. I will be issuing some commands regarding you.

Hobb, Robin. 1995. The Illustrated Edition. Assassins Apprentice.

[CaptainErotica]

Communication devices shall be tested in the area of use to assure functionality.

EM 385-1-1 (Military Safety Manual)

[RedRose]

On n'avait pas encore parlé de Rex

(Daniel Deronda)

[WordSmith]

Those eyebrows grew very long, and the Thaylen wore them pushed back over the ears.

Sanderson, Brandon. 2010. Stormlight Archives. The Way of Kings.

[aqhrcdite]

"And she was there that night to see him die."

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

[Valerian]

"In a bid to increase his popularity across the social spectrum, and especially in the north, John chose this time to tackle the abuses of sheriffs and forest officials."

~ Ladies of Magna Carta, Sharon Bennett Connolly

[Blythe]

He loved nothing better than to walk into a broken down, moldy Victorian on Divisadero Street and say, "Yeah, I can give you a palazzo here in six months."

- The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

[Valerian]

"Arguably, in fact, anthropologists of this period were more interested in civilization than in culture."

How to Think Like an Anthropologist, by Matthew Engelke

[CassieBear]

Marcus bucked and Gail tightened her hold over him, and the staircase rattled, and something fell or slid -- like a can of paint being pushed across the floor -- and their bodies shook, and they saw nothing, felt nothing except the core of heat that joined them.

The Memory of Blood by Christopher Fowler.

[CaptainErotica]

When it was hungry, whether it was craving protein, or fruit or whatever—I had to relearn that, and it takes time.”

— Positively Unstoppable: The Art of Owning It by Diamond Dallas Page

[Rosenrot]

"Looking for freshly turned dirt amid the soggy leaves, I imagined a day when every grave would be provided with GPS coordinates- perhaps as part of its epitaph."

Perverts Against Longevity from Necrophilia Variations by Supervert

[stormwyrm]

My avatar appeared just inside the "entrance," a door at the top of a carpeted staircase.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

[Ethoxyethane]

The Glass Bead Game, by Herman Hesse

[Rafael]

All modules are 6m long by 4m wide by 3m high and can be placed end to end, side to side or even stacked, though this can result in stability problems.

Central Supply Catalogue, Mongoose Publishing 2016