Author Topic: Grab the Book Closest (#2) (Read 37045 times)

Horckytr · « **Reply #25 on:** May 08, 2016, 04:03:27 AM »

Then he sits down and pulls off his shredded shoe.

- Double Trouble, a Nintendo Adventure book 1 featuring the Super Mario Bros.

Shekinah · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2016, 04:14:14 AM »

"Do I look that stingy?"

-Spice and Wolf Volume 3 -

CottonKitty · « **Reply #27 on:** May 14, 2016, 07:06:02 PM »

I'm partial to partridges, likewise to grouse.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, TS Eliot

bandwiches · « **Reply #28 on:** May 16, 2016, 03:42:41 PM »

The foundations of medieval civilization were laid by a unique political revolution between the early Fifth Century and the late Eighth Century.

(Alas, I found myself closest to a history book

)

mia h · « **Reply #29 on:** May 23, 2016, 11:24:16 AM »

The creation of monopoly power was easier in some of the growth industries.

The Price of Inequality - Joseph Stiglitz.

Caedy · « **Reply #30 on:** May 23, 2016, 01:48:54 PM »

At her side, Miss Addie smiled into the distance and nodded as if greeting unseen guests.

The Diviners - Libba Bray

Lilias · « **Reply #31 on:** May 23, 2016, 01:59:46 PM »

'There is one other important dock site on the south bank of the river which is known as the Surrey Commercial Docks, but Father's company has no shares in it, nor does he own any land or warehouses over there.'

~Carol Drinkwater, Cadogan Square

RampantDesires · « **Reply #32 on:** May 26, 2016, 12:53:38 PM »

As varied as the gods they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deities.
~Player's Handbook D&D 5th ed

CottonKitty · « **Reply #33 on:** May 26, 2016, 08:54:34 PM »

"I mean, you make up stories." Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

The Trinket Drifter · « **Reply #34 on:** May 29, 2016, 08:27:09 AM »

I'd have liked to know more but had the sense not to question him further.

-Seventh Son

CaptainErotica · « **Reply #35 on:** May 29, 2016, 09:18:49 AM »

Feel the blood pumping into your target muscles (was page 57 as 56 was a picture).

Making The Game- Triple H

Rhedyn · « **Reply #36 on:** May 29, 2016, 10:23:08 AM »

"The move definitely made a difference, it has been very fruitful," she says.

~ Turn Your Talent Into A Business by Emma Jones.

AmberStarfire · « **Reply #37 on:** May 29, 2016, 12:04:07 PM »

"Garion moved quickly, his feet avoiding almost on their own the windrows of years-old dead leaves and the fallen twigs and branches which littered the floor of this ancient forest."

- Seeress of Kell by David Eddings (Book 5 of the Malloreon).

(The nearest book is one of Hairy's, but I've read it before (many years ago).)

Flower · « **Reply #38 on:** May 29, 2016, 01:03:37 PM »

Holly blinked at him for a moment.

Holly by Jude Deveraux

HannibalBarca · « **Reply #39 on:** June 13, 2016, 01:24:10 AM »

"We gotta get home, they'll miss us."

--Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

yobo · « **Reply #40 on:** June 13, 2016, 06:25:29 AM »

A pro goes to the track alone.

Post Office by Charles Bukowski.

Lilias · « **Reply #41 on:** June 13, 2016, 07:10:45 AM »

'She dashed into the house, and in two minutes she was back with one of Grandpa Joe's fishing rods and the smelliest sock she could find.'

~Sarah Courtauld, Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-Dragon

HannibalBarca · « **Reply #42 on:** June 13, 2016, 02:47:03 PM »

That night a dozen boys were singing in the outskirts of the city, and the wind carried their melancholy voices into the bed chamber.

Luo Guanzhong, Three Kingdoms

whimsy · « **Reply #43 on:** June 16, 2016, 12:17:27 AM »

"I picked it up, brushed it off, brushed off, and started back up the balloon ladder."
Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

Willowisp · « **Reply #44 on:** June 28, 2016, 09:47:55 PM »

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Resurrecting this cause it was awesome fun and totally and utterly random! ^.^ Let's have a go?

Rules:
* Grab the book closest to you. Now.
* Go to page 56.
* Find the 5th sentence.
* Write that sentence in the body of the message.
* Don't go looking for your favorite book, or the coolest one you have -- just grab the closest one.

(Borrowed from stormkitten's original thread)

"I haven't seen such a puzzled face in a while." - Tsutomu Nihei, Knights of Sidonia vol. 1

Caedy · « **Reply #45 on:** June 29, 2016, 06:25:38 AM »

Conversation at the se dinners is largely reserved for the time between courses. - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Piper · « **Reply #46 on:** June 29, 2016, 03:21:30 PM »

His stare was unflinching. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Caedy · « **Reply #47 on:** June 29, 2016, 04:01:44 PM »

He actually said it like he respected her.

Infinity - Sherrilyn Kenyon

AmberStarfire · « **Reply #48 on:** June 29, 2016, 04:19:40 PM »

"It was beautiful to her, especially as it had enabled her to save a prisoner's life."

Fire and Gold, Book 1 of the Sisters of the North
(the print proof of the book I'm working on, not yet published).

whimsy · « **Reply #49 on:** June 30, 2016, 12:11:36 AM »

well page 56 is a picture so i went with 55 instead:

"Likewise, in this card the title, Empress, implies a political role; however, this card's true focus is the laws of the natural world and physical manifestation."
--the steampunk tarot by barbara moore