10 One-liners from 10 Novels – Collection Four
Welcome to the fourth in our series that examines the strength of single lines in a complete novel.
Whether it be sad, caring, funny or downright cruel, a single line from a book can stick in one’s memory and be passed around for eternity.
If you enjoy the line, you may well be tempted to read the book. Why not download now from Amazon.com by clicking the image, or from Amazon.co.uk by clicking the Title.
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So, here we go, in no particular order, with this week’s gems:
“I felt up my first girl at camp, or maybe it was a fat boy; I couldn’t tell it was dark.”
TRAVEL TO THE G-SPOT by Steve Cohen
“We had an appointment at two o’clock and when you didn’t show up, I naturally assumed you had stepped under a bus and died. So why aren’t you dead?”
THE ZAP IMBROGLIO by Jos Van Brussel
”Stop wasting your time in the classroom piss-farting about with computers; there’s no future in them.”
THE CLOUDS STILL HANG by Patrick C. Notchtree
“Today, his death is inconvenient – very inconvenient – but tomorrow, he can die as much as he wants.”
DELAYED DEATH by Beate Boeker
“I’m scareder than the last carrot in a field full of half-starved hares.”
THE GIRL WHO PUT OUT THE FIRE by D.K.Janotta
“The head waiter was still pretending I hadn’t shot him, the couple behind him were pretending all they were thinking of was dinner — oh, and my hair was on fire.”
JACK SHADOW by Graeme Smith
”She said she usually tells Americans what it is after they have taken a few bites.”
TOMORROW THE TRAIN: JOURNEY TO THE WORLD RECORD by Mona Macdonald Tippins
”Sometimes in life you have to compromise and realise that something that is good enough is good and enough; keep reaching for the stars and see what it will get you.”
SEBASTIAN by Christoph Fischer
”Your fists need licensing, Jimmy, and that’s a fact.”
COLOUR OF LEMON by Geoff Howe
“Nowadays, the bullfight was often a circus show—with dwarves, ten-year-old boys, clowns, kooks, and occasionally a few female matadoras.”
THE SEVENTH BULL by Gordon Rothwell
Congratulations to all the authors that made our fourth collection. Those that didn’t – you could well be in Collection Five.
I hope you agree that featuring one line is a great way to promote your book, and hopefully it will tempt more than a few readers to reach for their credit cards.
Keep ‘em coming and send me lots more One-liners There is no limit to the number of lines from each book.
