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OK, OK - the book it's from is 'Come Sunday' by Isla Morley...
"The eldest daughter's lovely face and striking muscle tone confirmed his views, and for the first evening she was his settled choice."
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
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"What had seemed to us morbid and fantastic scruples so long as we were in the 'pocket' now turned out to be the only moments of sanity we there enjoyed."
~C.S. Lews The Problem of Pain
Such complex sentences- containing several layers of activity and information in a single frame- are made possible by wide-angle lenses.- National Geographic Photography Field Guide
Doesn't really do much for the imagination, lol
"I'll speak to Neri, but I dont think he'll give it back to me."
"I'd told myself that women's prisons weren't nearly as bad as men's, that maybe as an inmate I might finally do something with myself-teach other inmates to read, for instance."
That's pure prejudice, Davey, and I earned the carriage house.
My page 56 only has 4 sentences since it is the beginning of a chapter and the sentences are so long. I'm reading "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" by Janelle Brown. The fourth sentence is: "She flings herself at the car, tripping on her cork platform sandals, so that Margaret, extricating herself from the front seat, is nearly knocked backward by Lizzie's embrace." Well, that's not much of a sales pitch for the book.
Kat wrote: "From The Shadow of the WindLOVING this book by the way!"
I loved the book! I have his second one on reserve at the library.
Awww man, mine was the same as Monica's.
Mine is the same as Leshawn's! I'm also reading P&P&Zombies at the mo.
Page 56 sentence 5 is:"Maybe today was the day I wanted a fu****g burger."
From Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
I laughed when I had to look this up and it happened to be that sentence. Interesting thread, never thought to do that before.
"Instinctively, the spider spins the web; just as automatically, the human shields the heart."
I'm loving "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and I bought a copy for a friend's birthday as well! Here's hoping a copy zooms to you soon Tera!Sisters united in zombie land, Nadia!
You said it Leshawn!!! What a fun read! I'm reading this as part of the Everything Austen Challenge. I've also re-watched Clueless and Bridget Jone's Diary for the Challenge too. I think Austen is on everyone's brain lately.
Ok, My book is Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner, '"O-bit-u-a-ry," she said, prounouncing each syllably as if she were speaking to someone who'd just come back from her lobotomy.' Ta-Da!
"'For chrissake,' he said, yanking me forward.Janet Evanovich, One for the Money
I just did this one on facebook, and I couldn't believe what I got. I am not kidding!"What the f**k!"
book: Last Night at the Lobster
"These doorways had no doors in them , and the rooms beyond were unlit, so that Reynie couldn't see into them"book: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
I just sat down with a stack of books to list on paperbackswap.com and this one (my daughter's) was on top when I saw this posting.....
In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven.(The closest book to me was the Bible. That was from Leviticus 5.)
"It would then be time for bed and sleep."The Year of the Woman by Jonathan Gash. Pretty exciting, no? I've just started it, so don't have a good feel for it yet.
The spider quote sounds interesting. What book is it from?
"I just think it's funny to call him that - because it pisses him off, and because 'Heathcliff' does rather speak to the whole sardonic brooding aspect."from Julie and Julia - regarding her nickname for her brother
The only problem with this is that now I have even more books on my wish list! I don't think I'll live long enough to read them all... :)
"Each plate was hand-painted with a different wildflower."from Time is a River by Mary Alice Monroe
Getting ready to take my book and go to bed; so it was on my lap!! Really enjoying this one by the way!
Leshawn wrote: "I'm loving "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and I bought a copy for a friend's birthday as well! Here's hoping a copy zooms to you soon Tera!Sisters united in zombie land, Nadia!"
Leshawn - did you hear that they will be releasing a new revamped classic in September? Its titled, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Crazy, eh?
"I was in danger of being distracted by his livid, glorious face."
Donna wrote: ""I was in danger of being distracted by his livid, glorious face.""
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
"But I was thinking about a suitcase on the floor, about a face I could never quite see, about the sweet smell of cold cream."The Secret Life of Bees
"While he waited for Hoerni's check to clear, Mortenson converted everything else he owned into enough cash to buy his plane ticket and pay his expenses for however long he'd have to be in Pakistan."From Three Cups of Tea
"Now my humiliation is complete, and my face flames with a blush of tomato red."(The Great Lover by Jill Dawson)
He shook the newspaper and changed the way his legs were crossed.
(Little, Big by John Crowley)
(Little, Big by John Crowley)
Pursuing an idea of his own, Mr. Blenkin set off for Germany and spent a fruitless week in Hanover and other cities, after which he made enquiries in Austria, Luxembourg and Provence.The Story of Lucy Gault, William Trevor.
"But if only she were free". The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
From Nursey Crimes by Ayelet Waldman:"'Cute' was the adjective of choice."
"Kissing," Tilda said and then laughed when Eve shrieked in delight and Steve jerked back."Faking It by Jennifer Crusie
Just got this book in the mail and haven't started reading it yet!
It sits, curled and quiet as the gargoyles on the roof, as if waiting.From: A Great and Terrible Beauty
The closest book is my Kindle so I picked up on the novel I was currently reading and turned to location 560."The change that had been promised but not produced by their courtship, engagement, wedding, honeymoon, homemaking, even by his beloved brother's disappointment in him, had occurred at last."
"She was dressed ready to go out in a well-cut dark suit and a shirt of bright emerald green." That's from "At Bertram's Hotel" by Agatha Christie
"It was the one thing in his life he'd always been sure of--the one thing he'd allowed himself to believe in."From The Color of Light by Karen White
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Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence. * Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.
In another comment you can post the book it's from, or you can just leave everyone hanging if you're feeling mean today :)
Here's mine, to get it started:
"The navy has brought all it's vessels into port except one, which cuddles the coastline like an orphan."
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