Grab the book closest

[Vergil Tanner]

"Religions claims are, accordingly, irrefutable because untestable; and by this criterion, therefore meaningless."
- The God Argument, by A.C. Grayling.

[Rhedyn]

Let your truth advertise for you.

[blue eyes]

"This often had a religious dimension as many urban protestants had been supporters of the Terror."

Insight guide to Southwest France (going on holiday there in a few weeks :) )

[KitsuneKisses]

He madw himself at home, taking a tall padded armchair and flipping his cloak over the back.

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

[Vergil Tanner]

[ Oh my shit, Wheel of Time? Love that series! Only reason it isn't on my bookshelf is because I don't have a full set of my own ]

"Nobody understands why overnight interest rates can have such an effect on the market, but everybody thinks they do, so they do."
- The Art of Thinking Clearly, by Rolf Dobelli.

[KitsuneKisses]

Naturally, this doctor ended up treating many skiing accidents.

Travels by Michael Crichton

[ Oh my shit, Wheel of Time? Love that series! Only reason it isn't on my bookshelf is because I don't have a full set of my own ]

((I got my set rather cheap at Barns and Nobles. But yes I just started reading them a few months ago and I love it!))

[Vergil Tanner]

(( I know! They're awesome I've read all of them, including the prequel (New Spring) and they are VERY good. People didn't like the middle, more political ones, but I loved the depth and complexity they gave the world...and Memory of Light (the last one)...oh my. It was awesome. I envy you. You have a hell of a read ahead of you ))

"In length and breadth the whole wall was painted / Like the interior of that grisly place, / The mighty temple of great Mars in Thrace, / In that same cold and frosty region where / Mars to his supreme mansion may repair."
- The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer.

(Yes, I know that's 5 lines, but it's technically one sentence)

[gaggedLouise]

"Why are the folks out there looking so secretive?"

-August Strindberg, Master Olof (classic drama, both the play that launched Strindberg as a major writer and the first modern stage piece in Swedish)

I recall that when I was a kid, the local public library in the quarter of town we lived in had a large number of novels by Upton Sinclair - I never read any of them, what impressed me was their bulk, the width each of them would take up on the shelf. Every one seemed to be 800 pages or something...I wish I'd had one of those to consult for this thread. 

[Linus]

"I have heard of it," replied Jack.     hehe...oh well, not a very exciting one!

[Rhedyn]

And this is what Mike learned: 'I thought it was normal to be miserable,' he says.

~Mindfulness For Health - Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman.

[blue bunny sparkle]

Now she resents them.

--Netsuke by Rikki Ducornet


P.S. I have to admit now that when I pick up a new book, I always check page 56. Just because.

[Lilias]

'Over 300 years ago Natural Philosophy split into science (the physically observable universe) and philosophy (the metaphysical).'

--Steven Saunders, Mind Tricks Ancient and Modern

[matty79]

"Wampum means money in Indian!"

Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron by Daniel Clowes (graphic novel)

[Vill]

The closest book do be: "Light List, Volume VI -- Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands." -The United States Coast Guard.

Arghh, I'm as salty as they come.

[Valerian]

"It was exactly 12 feet from the murder scene -- 'And we never heard a cry.'"

~Jack the Ripper: The Forgotten Victims, by Paul Begg and John Bennett

[saphireMARIE]

-Yes, he was nice.

~The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, by Roddy Doyle

[gaggedLouise]

"He applied the teachings of the Saudi ulema to their patrons."

-Jason Burke, Al-Qaeda ("ulema"=religious clerics and imams)

[Belle33]

"That changes everything."

Sentinel by Jennifer Armentrout

[Strangefate]

"How are you Sedley?" that young wag began, after surveying his victim.

- William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

[ChicagoOkie]

"Might I have a closer look at your wolf?"

Game of Thrones

[Observing Trifles]

"The highest prime number coalesced quietly in a corner and hid itself away for ever."

- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[Strangefate]

Descartes says that it's a clear and clean world inside the mind but messy and unclear outside.

- Richard Feist, Philip K. Dick and Philosophy

[Autumn52]

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.

Tomatoes and green peppers should be cut into smaller pieces.

- Gundel's Hungarian Cookbook 'The estate of Karoly Gundel'

[saphireMARIE]

Willy : And they'll get married, and come for a weekend.

- Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman...

[avorae]

He loves war and fighting for its on sake and is perhaps the most bloodthirsty member of Crow's team.

Rifts Mercenaries by C.J. Carella