Give Me a Line

[dave]

Grab a book, throw open a page, and give me the first line you find. I'll start us off...

"He didn't mind me; in fact, he took a fancy to me, for at the time when he saw me first I was a youngster of twelve or so."

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Collins Classics Edition. From the story The Five Orange Pips

[Vannahmercedes]

As Elinor was neither musical, nor affecting to be so, she made no scruple of turning her eyes from the grand pianoforte, whenever it suited her, and unrestrained even by the presence of a harp, and violoncello, would fix them at pleasure on any other object in the room.

Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen. Canterbury classics.

[dave]

as soon as pearson saw hagbard he motioned his men to stop playing.

the illuminatus trilogy by robert shea and robert anton wilson

[dave]

"squishers?" brienne gave him a suspicious look.

a feast for crows george r r martin

[[deleted user]]

Grandfather smiles "That was a different house."

Matched- Ally Condie

[Geetha]

As a boy, I never knew where my mother was from-where she was born, who her parents were.
The Color of Water, by James McBride

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"That's a squirrel," said Stromberg, Rosa shook her head confused.

Fire World- Chris D'lacey

[dave]

people ask me why i love new jersey so much, and why i set my flicks there.

silent bob speakd by kevin smith

[[deleted user]]

“Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.”

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports- James Patterson

[dave]

"what kind of a hand is that," he said.

the old man and the sea by hemingway

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"You look better now, without that moldy old church." Seth said.

Fablehaven, rise of the evening star- Brandon Mull

[Toshi]

She was a woman who radiated sensuality and life. Even a quick impatient gesture to her earlobe to remove an earring somehow could become a movement fraught with promise.

Payment by Blood -- Elizabeth George

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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

Neil Gaiman- Coraline

[dave]

But thats what ninja are for!

clear and present danger - tom clancy

[Danielle]

"Numbers like that sometimes indicate an autoimmune disease"
my sisters keeper by jodi picoult