A Silly Book Game Part 37

Easy Rules:*

1. Grab the book you're currently reading.
2. Find a quote which answers the question in the post above yours.
3. Tell us what book you're quoting (include author's name).
4. Find another quote from the same book (a question this time) for the next poster to answer.

Hint: It's really great if both your answer and question are related, but that's not absolutely necessary.

*Newbies welcome!

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Continuing with last entry by rolandperkins

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"Sorry, Sorry; Iʻm nervous, okay?"

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

"You caught that, huh?"

"I mean to say---I'm sorry. To press you."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Would you eat an egg if Etta poached you one?"

"Hell of an assumption to make, Doc."

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

"Storm? Where?"

"The undiscovered bourne"

Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard

-I wish I was going to London.
-Darling, what would you do when you got there?

"You mean in the hall?"

The Entitled by Frank Deford

"Yeah. WHAT am I ʻsupposed to beʻ?
(emphasis added)

"Your attitude is very unhelpful."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"What are you interested in? Games and all that?"

"There must be other things"

Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"Why are you taking so many handkerchiefs?"

"Itʻs not exactly what the directive indicates."

Star Wars: Choices of One by Timothy Zahn

"Whatʻs your opinion of Major Pakrie?"

"She seems nice. I guess. Only I don't really know her. It's weird."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Do you like her?"

"Letʻs examine YOUR attitude."
(emphasis added)

Crybaby of the Western World
by John Leonard

But arenʻt roles merely attitudes, and acts merely postures?"

“Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t want to know.”

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

“Who cares?”

"Sherlock Holmes"

Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"What we were both wondering is how do you shut a dead person's eyes?"

"No one will talk about it."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

'But what happened?"

" There isn't enough time to wobble."

A Sideways Look at Time by Jay Griffiths

"Sir, will you have your clock wound up?"

"I don't know. Soon I guess."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"You don't mind if I close my eyes for a few seconds, do you?"

"I can see it tires you to talk"

Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard

-He calls her 'Hon'
-You mean as though she was German?

"Sure...you remember names when you're supposed to."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Your aunt?"

"That depends on your threshold of pain."
George S. Kaufman re.: an aunt (!), in childhood, quoted by Mardy Grothe

Viva la Repartee by Mardy Grothe

"What are you doing for dinner tonight?"
Herbert Bayard Swope, to George S. Kaufman, quoted by Mardy Grothe

"Let's walk over to Serendipity and get a hamburger."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"How has your anxiety been?"

"You struggle to live as best as you can but soon the whole lot disappears"

Beside the Sea by Veronique Olmi

"Why were we being spat on?"

"Obviously the guy's a freak."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"English or American?"

"He doesnʻt come around here much. . . . He avoids civilization."

Murder at Granite Falls by Roxanne Rustand

"Sheriff isnʻt looking hard for anyone else. Sorta gives you a clue, doesnʻt it?"

"Well, I don't know--I mean, I know it's a mess..."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"How do you like his girlfriend?"

"I feel sorry for HIM." (emphasis added)

Murder at Granite Falls by Roxanne Rustand

"Does he show up around here often?"

"Not to worry...Lots of police at the airport."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"And how does he bring in the bacon?'

" . . . . . anybody with a few bucks can . . ."

The Entitled by Frank Deford

"Whatʻd that guy say?"

"I can't wear a short dress!"

Casting off by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"Aren't you going to thank your gran with a kiss?"

"You know it and I know it."

Sleight of Hand by Kate Wilhelm

"Whatʻs it for?"

"It's all energy. Meeting of heaven and earth."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Do you like her?"

"Why did you think so?"

Sleight of hand by Kate Wilhelm

"What else did you notice?"

"...her whiskey voice, her muscular arms, the Chinese character tattooed on her big toe; her long square fingernails with the white tips painted on; her earrings shaped like starfish."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"...what does she do for a living?"

"Yes, some of us wondered about that."

Star Wars: Choices of One by Timothy Zahn

"You think heʻll just stand there and watch you kill Governor Ferrouz?"

"Wouldn't be surprised..."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"What's wrong with it?"

"They chose the easy way out."

Sleight of Hand by Kate Wilhelm

"Do you know that Iʻm still involved in the case concerning the murder of Jay Wilson?"

"I know--unbelievable."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"You're going straight to the airport?"

"The boundless steppes of Kazakhstan"

The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov

"Did it make him even the slightest bit taller?"

"Well, yes. Depends what part..."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Why does anyone have to know?"

"I wish IʻD a known more!" (emphasis added)

BELOVED by Toni Morrison

"Loft? What loft?"

"Come look. I want you to see this."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"What are all these papers everywhere?"

". . .there was some kind of miscalculation in the way they were keeping the financial records . . . . .

The Last Investigation by Gaeton Fonzi

" ʻWhat do you MEAN, none of my business?ʻ "

"Just saying."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"And what will I do if you are arrested?"

" . . .blows any chance of getting to the bottom of the thing."

The Last Investigation by Gaeton Fonzi

"Tell me why, PLEASE tell me why I have to go through the whole thing over again. Why?"

"Because...I think maybe you don't want him rolling up drunk at your house in the middle of the night."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"You're not afraid, are you?"

"No!"

Sawchuk; the troubles and triumphs of the worldʻs greatest goalie by David Dupuis

"Do you know that Jack sent a psychiatrist in to see me, and would you know that his goddamn name was Dr. Catchem!?"

"He goes on like he knows everything."

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

"Will you tell the good-for-nothing he's a good-for nothing when you find him?"

"Yes I would!"

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"What shall we do then?"

"Stay OUT of politics."

The Boat People by Sharon Bala

"Is it possible to hate a man you've never met?"

"Well, you do all the time anyway."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Should I talk, be friendly and nice? Or disrespect him?'

"Youʻve done enough to last you. Come on now."

Beloved by Toni Morrison

"Anybody else live here?"

"My mother..."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"You think it's wild now?"

"Which brings us to YOUR cheerful bit of news: First of all, do you have any idea whose warships they are?"

Star Wars: Choices of One by Timothy Zahn

"Whatʻs the trouble?"

"Americans just persecute smaller countries that believe different from them."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"When did you say you're leaving?'

"Early in the week, anyways."

Murder at Granite Falls by Roxanne Rustand

"Did you tell him where I live?"

"I hope you don't mind. I gave him your wrong address."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Why do you hate him so much?"

"Much MORE than that!" (emphasis added)

Crybaby of the Western world by John Leonard

"Onalred knew this?"

"I'm not saying that. I'm just saying, don't believe everything he tells you."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"...what did he say?"

"Our knowledge of the Therapeutae comes mainly from the historian Philo."*

Jesus: The Explosive Story of the 30
Lost Years . . . by Tricia McCannon

" ʻBut how can this be? . . .Where is he?ʻ "

*Most authors call Philo a philosopher / theologian, not a historian.

"Well, without going into it too much, there was a peculiar phone call."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"That wasn't your dad, right?"

"You see him more than we do."

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

"Are things becoming clearer?"

"No way, no how."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"What's my name again?"

"Oh dear, I'm afraid I forgot"

All change by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"There was a plate of distinctly high mackerel lying on the dining table.
-You're not going to eat those, surely?

"Maybe I'll go to Kotku's, her mom has frozen pizza."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Want to come?"

" LUCKY ME, I thought"

The Green Mile by Stephen King

" 'By the way, how's that problem of yours?' He pointed delicately in the direction of my groin."

"Thought I smelled something..."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"You know what that means?"

"This wild, domino chaos of events could have taken place only in the wake of Harvey Weinsteinʻs downfall."

"First the Movies, now the World" (article)
by Stephanie Zacharek

"What does it mean to be an American?"

"There are tax advantages of course."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Um...did my mother leave me some money?"

"If this is about that rented VCR, Iʻve been too busy to return it."

Never Street by Loren Estleman

"Are all your classes this intimate>"

"How dreadful! I dont think they did that sort of thing at Eton."

All Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"Show me the jacket. What did you spill on it?"

"It only works if you drink it."

Never Street by Loren Estleman

"Care to tell me where you were around ten P. M. Friday?"

"...in an unheated shed up around Watervliet, New York."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Was it horrible?"

Never Street by Loren Estleman

"Drugs?"

“...thugs with baseball bats”

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

“Whaddaya mean, what happened?”

"The barber had used his well-sharpened knife to shave my scalp...leaving one small lock of hair at the front"

Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal ben Hameda

"How much turmeric should she add?"

"what it was, about last week . . . . ."
(punctuation added)

Never Street by Loren Estelman

"You mean like SPORTS ILLUSTRATED?"

"No. Of course it's not that simple..."

Listen With the Heart - Michael A. Harvey

"How do you know when you are in a crisis?"

"Not in words. But . . . attitude."

Sleight of Hand by Kate Wilhelm

"Do you have any other suggestions?"

"I think I should be more useful, and better off, working on some research project than going into the infantry."

A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar

"Is it possible to embed any Riemannian manifold in a Euclidean space?"

"I found out last night."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"And why didnʻt you call me then?"

"I don't know, I listen to a lot of music at home, fall asleep with the iPod..."

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

"?What would you do if your girl was cheating on you?"

"Iʻve no desire to be the focus of your attention."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"A mystery man?"

"Beset by shyness, awkwardness, strange mannerisms, and all kinds of physical and psychological tics"

A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar

"Do you know what Kennedy and Khruschev have in common?"

". . .thereʻs an ongoing investigation."

Sleight of Hand by Kate Wilhelm

"Do you know where they were manufactured?"

"Here!"

Mountain Story by Lori Lansens

"Are you a local?"

"The Local Lotus(!)" (punctuation added)

Crybaby of the Western World
by John Leonard

"Doesnʻt that disturb you?"

"Not altogether."

The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu

"Dell me 'dis one ding -- is you a democrat or is you a ree-plublican?"

"You have a tendency to yap away about things that don't exist."

The Looking Glass sisters by Gohril Gabrielsen

"Lumps of chewing gum...how could they have ended up in her hair?"

". . . managed to get close enough to PLANT..."
(emphasis added)

STALEMATE by Iris Johansen

"Too much?"

"Nothing like it has ever been seen before."

The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu

"Are we dreaming or is it real?"

"Dream on..."

Itsuka - Joy Kogawa

"Wouldn't you love to dance with Tina?"

"But I wanted you, Janet"

Couples by John Updike

"Is thumb-sucking bad?"

"We can only--each of us--do what we believe is right..."

Itsuka - Joy Kogawa

""How can you not be interested?'

"Who the hell says my judgment is clouded?"

First Family by David Baldacci

"Care to give an example?"

"Like tears in the rain."

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

"What do you want, Maggie?"

"Iʻʻll spell it out for you."

"Robert B. Parkerʻs Kickback
by Ace Atkins

"Whoʻs your client - - if you even have one?"

Moira.

The Handmaid's Take - Margaret Atwood

What have you done with her?

"I donʻt know."

Sleight of Hand by Kate Wilhelm

"Does Eve accept that story that she was riding her exercise bike and fell?"

It’s true...

The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood

But whose fault was it?

"Some crazy Texan"

Couples by John updike

"Would her lopsided smile frighten him?"

It’s a risk you’re taking...

The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood

Was it the corpse hoping...?

..."Its violet toenails, its fearless froggy stare"

Couples by John Updike

-Merde.
-Where did you learn that word?

"It wasnʻt, in fact, such . . ."

Impulse by Catherine Coulter

"What do you think about Miss Raffaela Holland writing my biography?"

"It'll all end in tears before bedtime."

Graffiti by Petrie Harbouri

"Why are you so angry?"

"What I donʻt understand is why
youʻre warning me!"

Impulse by Catherine Coulter

"You were really that helpless? When was this?"

"Oh well, I was young and innocent...."

Graffiti by Petrie Harbouri

"And?"

"I was thinking, Dominick: this BATHSHEBA* thing-- Did you tell him anything?"

Impuse by Catherine Coulter

"Are you going to tell me whatʻs in that strange looking book I saw you with that first night?"

*Italics in original

Thank you!

"next question?"

SEE: 105 (now added, with apology)

"You'll laugh if I tell you."

Graffiti by Petrie Harbouri

"Are you crying?"

"Excuse me, we'd like some privacy. If you don't mind. "

boom! by Mark Haddon

"Charlie?"

"No, his nameʻs Frank."

First Family by David Baldacci

"Shouldnʻt you be focused on that?"

"I think that's your job, mate."

boom! by Mark Haddon

"What do you mean, you were one of them?"

"It wasnʻt an accident."

Impulse by Catherine Coulter

"Just smell the air, so sweet. Donʻt you agree?"

"Stagnant water and rotting cabbage leaves"

The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge

"When you were a little girl, was there anything you particularly longed for?"

"Wouldʻve probably cried, if itʻd been you."

First Family by David Baldacci

"Are you okay?"

"I want to go for a walk. I feel fine."

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

"What do you think of our little club?"

"What kind of business . . .?"

Robert B. Parkerʻs Kickback
by Ace Atkins

What time does the show start?"

"We don't have much time left..."

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

"What if someone stops me?"

"Iʻll keep an ear out for yu."

Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

ʻWhatʻs your name?"

"Janine."

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

"You come here often?"

"It made me feel sick and scared, but I did"

The green Mile by Stephen King

"If I let Harry take those chains off you, are you going to be nice?"

"Hell no..."

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

"Why did you bring me here?"

"Iʻve never seen you give up on anything."

Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

You donʻt think it possible that I can take care of myself?"

"The place was a litter of paper, crumbs and minor congealed spillages"

Falling by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"What do you think you could do about the garden?"

I didn’t like it personally, but I kept my mouth shut.

Leeches - David Albahari

What kind of world is this, in which so many people go missing?

"I know everybody right now is sharpening their knives, getting ready."

American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise by Joe Drape

"Is this really how it's going to end?"

"The least you could do is pretend to be surprised by this revelation."

Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

"Whatʻs this area called?"

Zmaj Jovina Street

Leeches - David Labahari

What path should I take?

"Is this a trick question?"

"Robert B. Parkerʻs Kickback"
by Ace Atkins

"Did they wear togas?"

"Sheets and towels"

Falling by Elizabeth Jane Howard

"Was he the first man in your life?"

"Iʻm sorry; I shouldnʻt have rushed the thing."

Impulse by Catherine Coulter

"And Marcus?"

He is crazy.

Leeches - David Albahari

May I at least know...your name?

"Henry, King of England. etc."

Henry VIII by William Shakespeare

"Whither away?"

I did run away, that’s true...

Leeches - David Albahari

What led me to kneel and start tying and untying my shoelaces...?

"Sounds like fun."

"Catʻs Lair" by Christine Feehan

"Catarina and I have met before, havenʻt we?"

"it took more than twenty years for anyone to believe it."

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

"Have you eaten anything since you dropped me off?"

". . .like: pastry." (punctuation added)

The Forties by Edmund Wilson

"Does that mean the French Revolution?"

"That's about right."

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

"Does this mean I have to buy you a present?"

“Yeah. Sure. Whatever it is will be fine.”

Beautiful Music - Michael Zadoorian

“Who’s that girl singing?”

"Let them wonder."

First Family by David Baldacci

"Howʻd they know to send it to you?"

“That’s because I look eighteen.”

Beautiful Music - Michael Zadoorian

“...have you thought about getting a job?’”

" . . . didnʻt have any choice about it."

First Family by David Baldacci

"What do you think he was doing at the farmhouse?"

"Lying stiff in a white coffin"

Corentyne Thunder by Edgar Mittelholzer

"In what way could they test the milk?"

"Come and eat a dinner."

Nothing to Pay by Caradoc Evans

"She is English?"

"If you'll complete a new Application Form, we'll go into the matter further"

The Wine Dark Sea by Robert Aickman

"Do you - do we- really live entirely on fruit?"

Almost none succeed. Almost none try.

Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope

"Where are you going?"

"A club of a different kind- a very expensive and sophisticated one"

The Wine Dark Sea by Robert Aickman

"Why shouldnt I - or anyone else - come here?"

"... about a three-hour drive. Are you sure yourʻe up for it?"

The Reluctant Witness
by Kathleen Tailer

"Where are we headed?"

"I really think the cat knows."

Making Rounds with Oscar - David Dosa MD

"What happened to the cat?"

". . . just got run over by a truck."

The Reluctant Witness
by Kathleen Tailer

"How are you doing?"

"I need an enema!"

Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey

"Why do we still live here?"

"Actually most of the memories are good ones."

The Reluctant Witness
by Kathleen Tailer

"Find anything?"

"I never had any trouble finding the right car."

With Shuddering Fall by Joyce Carol Oates

"Do you think I'm insane?"

"No."

Necessary Action by Julie Miller

"You want to disappear?"

"I will. I promise."

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

"You don't believe me?"

"The FBI has briefed me about these visits to the post office box."

First Family by David Baldacci

"So you two are like a couple?"

"Just a couple good Christian boys"

The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

"Are you a skinny, scrawny, ninety-seven pound half-alive weakling?"

"I was going to ask you the same question."

Sycamore Row by John Grisham

ʻDid he ever discuss his will?"

Is your interest piqued?’

The Outsider by Stephen King

‘My mother says you got my dad killed,’ Sarah said. ‘Is that true?’

"Donʻt ask me; I hardly knew him."

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIlvanney

"But that letter was the only communication since he left?"

'Holly zipped a thumb across her thin lips and turned an invisible key.'

The Outsider by Stephen King

‘What are you saying? That he was a ghost?’

“It only makes sense...”

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

“Right?”

"Yeah. But a lot of places the water doesnʻt taste so good."

A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr

"So you were aware when you moved to Woburn that the water didnʻt taste so good?

‘That is correct. As we told the United States military’

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘What are the legal ramifications of a time machine?’

"Myrtle had really vanished forever"

To the Is-land by Janet Frame

-And will everyone wake up on Resurrection Day?
-Everyone.
-What about the animals?

"Um, no."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"An adult playing with animals for a living?"

'No one says a thing. All noises in the room seem to be coming from the mouths of wild beasts.'

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘Sir, can I ask you, I was wondering, how did you steal the electricity yesterday?’

"Iʻm not sure."

The Papers of Tony Vetch
by William McIlvanney

ʻWho wrote this?"

'A friend is writing it for me.’

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘The manuscript you were reading. What did you think?’

"Iʻm reeling. Iʻm very concerned about all of this. Thereʻs a lot more involved in this sort of thing than one might think."

Nathan the Wise; drama by Paul DʻAndrea, after G. E. Lessing.

"You say ʻsevereʻ to me, to Saladin?"

'I’m sorry. Really, I’m sorry,’ he says and starts to laugh with such zeal that he turns toward the stage and begins to beat his hand against it'

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘And what are your plans for the New Year tonight?’

"I have to work in the morning."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"Can't we just go to sleep?"

'A question which Azor smiles at but decides not to answer, or rather answers by singing the first lines of ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon.’

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘Why on earth did we have to honeymoon in the wilds of Bohemia?'

"Stranger things have happened."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"Why are women so impressed by big birds?"

'For some reason what this man says makes Louisa blush.'

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘Who turned out the lights?’

Lynsey Farren?"

The Papers of Tony Vetch
by William McIlvanney

"Heʻs written to you, has he?"

“More or less. I’m still waiting for him to yell gotcha and start cracking jokes.”

Every Little Thing Chad Pelley

“So your dad is fun, good to you?”

‘Is he still alive? We haven’t heard from him in years.’

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

'A vessel you claim will be able to reach not only the distant past but the future as well. That certainly is some claim. Can you tell us more about your plans?’

"It is roughly six inches long, made of pewter with lion's feet and has three receptacles for the sacramental oils."

Hidden Buckinghamshire by Jean Archer

"She resolved to serve the Church...which one, that was the question?"

"That one?"

The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas

"Are you better?"

'My chest is constricted by the pressure of this question.'

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘Well, why is he going to be on the radio? What’s he going to talk about?’

"You don't really get to choose. It's not like a pet shop where you point and pick."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"What's your guess?"

"He comes at night. Next day he says he will get his things from
left luggage."

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIllvanney

"Whoʻs Guthrie Hawkins?"

"It's a tomato...Best tomato ever. Honestly."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"We're all half drunk and trying to have a good time, aren't we?

'Robert nods his head enthusiastically. ‘Yes,’ he agrees. ‘Of course you’re right.’

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘What did the martians say?'

"The Thames is called the Isis here, and the River Cherwell is pronounced Char-well."

Oxford Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 - with pull out map (Marco Polo Guides) (Marco Polo Pocket Guide) by Marco Polo

"What can the fossils of the Cretaceous period tell us?"

"They don't say anything..."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"What are these spidery-looking ones?"

"The first female students"

Oxford Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 - with pull out map (Marco Polo Guides) (Marco Polo Pocket Guide) by Marco Polo

"What to do when there's no money?"

‘Watch how the sky moves in those puddles.’

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

'Where does the path lead to?'

"...a hospital waiting room."

Every Little Thing - Chad Pelley

"What happened?"

"It means there has to be another reason."

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIlvanney

"Anything else?"

'Bones, hair, abandoned baby carriages, abandoned babies, grease, hardened old chewing gum, forgotten silver frames with photos of people no one remembers tucked inside, even the sphagnum moss'

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

'See the man with the very large nose?’

"The most bizarre gargoyles can be seen in University Church"

Oxford Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 - with pull out map (Marco Polo Guides) (Marco Polo Pocket Guide) by Marco Polo

"Cecil Rhodes...generous sponsor of the academic elite - or imperialist racketeer?"

'He’d rather be remembered for his generosity than his explosions.'

The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

‘Did you notice how uneven the ukulele player’s mustache is?’

"Angry glares and shouting will get you nowhere"

Uzbek Dictionary & Phrasebook by Nicholas Awde

"Do you have any foreign publications?"

I wanted to write in Kitchenese, the secret language of cooks...

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

"What cooks talk like this?"

'such language.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

'I am selfish, private and easily bored. Will this be a problem?’

"You may sometimes encounter failed plumbing and absence of toilet paper"

Uzbek Dictionary & Phrasebook by Nicholas Awde

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

‘I must confess that I have not had that privilege,’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘And you have handcuffs with you?’

"...For he had discovered my Encyclopedia of Sex among my possessions"

The Envoy from Mirror City by Janet Frame

"Do you watch 'Coronation Street' ?"

‘My dear Lestrade. Please give me some credit for having a brain.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘What happened next?’ asked June, nervously. ‘After he went into the house?’

"The house was almost wrecked"

The Envoy from Mirror City by Janet Frame

"I found a parcel waiting for me. From England. Who could have sent it?"

'The Limping Doctor?’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘Anyone else want a turn?’

"All right then; Iʻll tell you something real about me."

Necessary Action by Julie Miller

"Thatʻs all you want? A chance?"

'That’s right. And I want you to think about that.’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘What are you looking for?'

"Iʻll find them."

Necessary Action by Julie Miller

"Youʻre good?"

"A rotten mushroom"

Reading Latin by Peter V Jones and Keith C Sidwell

"What are you banging on the door for, damn you?"

‘I’m presenting a paper on the Haitian coffee girls.’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘Looking at you,’ she said, ‘I would guess that you are a professional man. May I enquire as to your profession?’

"Not now."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"Coffee?"

‘Well, it’ll make a change from herrings and pickled cabbage,’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

'You need a ride somewhere?’

"Youʻll have to make arrangements to send
Joe and me back to the States, too."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"When?"

"They need you in New York! Get right back!"

KItchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

"How hard is that?"

"Ahʻm no sure. Some woman he talked aboot."

The Papers of Tony Vetch
by William McIlvanney

"Do ye fancy some music, boays?"

'The question came as a surprise. I said, ‘Me?’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

Is it your idea of a Valentine card, Vernon? A human heart stuck to my front door?’

"I seem to have...temporarily...misplaced it."

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

"Would you care for some Tongue en Madière?"

"I debated whether he might be a KNB agent (formerly the KGB) but I decided the Secret Service didn't invite you to dinner"

Joe and Azat by Jesse Lonergan

"Why do you wear glasses?"

" . . . you never see them coming until theyʻve stuck a knife in your heart!"

First Family by David Baldacci

"Why, what are you thinking?"

'I was praying I could sort things out without having to personally go over there: the food gives me constipation.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘Were they? Zombies?’

"Probably them space aliens"

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

"Two? Didn't anybody else notice?"

She shrugged and looked at the ceiling.

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIlvanney

"Wait a minute. . .how wid he know anything?"

'He had a contraption attached to the back of his bicycle.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

'I think he was a clown of some sort, wasn’t he?’

"Youʻre pleased with yourself tonight. And why?ʻ

Thunder Rock by Robert Ardrey

"Why not?"

'the only exorcist that we could get turned out to be a midget from Utrecht'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘Why do you say I’m a monster?’

"...everybody says you're a miserable, Machiavellian, cold-blooded rat bastard with a million enemies and balls the size of casaba melons..."

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

"What do you know about me?"

'You are Enn,’ she said. ‘And you are a male. And you are a biped.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘Would you like to make a wee bit of spending money?

"But donʻt mind me. Ah can wait."

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIlvanney

"Dampt shame, intit?"

"Hush. He fell into a bog and is having a mustard bath"

The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate

"We're only playing hide and seek. Poor Osbert, did it give you an awful shock?"

"Whose side are you on?"

First Family by David Baldacci

"Who are you?"

'A cheerful, chubby, alcohol-fuelled woman called Nora.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

'What do I have to do to get some food around here?’

"Make your move any time . . ."

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIlvanney

"Whatʻs it got to do wiʻ me, Ernie?"

‘Prison. Pokey. Porridge. Other words beginning with a P, indicating poor food, no nightlife, inadequate toilet facilities and limited opportunities for travel.’

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘You make a lot of noise at your party?’

"Never mind that for now!"

Listen with the Heart - Michael A. Harvey

"Did you feel overwhelmed?"

"No."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"And you believe sheʻs Montalvoʻs wife?"

'I do not know. I am a rational man, but I have learned the value of a good companion.'

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

‘Good book?’

"There's a typo on page seventy-seven..."

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

'So what else is new?"

"Lord Lilburn had lost his second-best set of shirt-studs"

The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate

-She was mad for you, Harry...Of course, you will have to follow it up.
-What, send flowers or something?

"What? No!"

Blood Will Tell by April Henry

"Is that how you carried Lucy? After you stabbed her?"

"Skipping over the cowpats with her bare feet"

The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate

"Galantine de Faisan aux Truffes..now why had she thought of that?"

"I've got no idea!"

Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn

"Please tell me. Where is my father?"

"Hm? Well, I was his tutor, not a social worker."

The Papers of Tony Veitch
by William McIlvanney

"What was it? The drink?"

"I hate you. I hate you"

The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
by Rick Riordan

"Why is that the worst?"

. . .his arrangements were for death and mayhem.

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"What happened?"

"I don't know. They'd have to be sick."

Blood Will Tell
by April Henry

"No. So why do you think they did it?"

. . . speakers on any topic have a forum.

In the Shadow of Statues; a White Southerner confronts history
by Mitch Landrieu

SO,* BABY, HOWʻS YOUR DADDY?

*Italics in original

"I have no interest in your schemes, Owen."

Story Thieves: Pick the Plot
by James Riley

"Did you...save me?

"I wouldnʻt do that."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen

"How far away from the camp are we?"

'Hundreds of miles away across the moonlit mud'

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

'Why didn’t you let me kill him?'

"I always feel so sorry for young men living in lodgings."

Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym

"I wonder if we might have one bar of the fire on?"

"My people are comfortable."

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

"What about the big guy?"

"Adam is not a stupid guy, though I sometimes think he aspires to be."

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

"...but is he actually of Italian lineage?"

"An English-speaking Jesuit"

Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym

"What I was trying to ask was, are you Fabian's mistress?"

"I really wish I knew."

Story Thieves: Pick the Plot
By James Riley

"How old are you now?"

I am at a juncture now where I never have to be serious again.

A Year with Hafiz; daily contemplations
by Hafiz tr. by Daniel Ladinsky

But what can die?

'I thought they all died hundreds of years ago!'

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

'What was this machine?' asked Tom, in the long silence. “This MEDUSA thing?'

"It makes nicer tea than I got anywhere else"

Mary O'Grady by Mary Lavin

"Mother, who was in the parlour?"

"The stallion."

Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus
Kate O'hearn

"Control them? Me?"

I--I don't even know what to say.

The Curse of Tenth Grave
Darynda Jones

Wait, aren't they bad?

"Of course, it makes sense."

Exception to Murder by Anne Wingate

"Carpenter? Miner? . . ."

"It'll be ok."

Story Thieves: Pick the Plot
by James Riley

"No one is guarding time from time travelers?"

"You do that."

Exception to Murder by Anne Wingate

"What difference does it make whoʻs chief?"

'Doesn’t matter much one way or the other.'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

'What’s happening? What’s wrong with me?'

"My legs got in the way for the simple reason I'm a little knock-kneed; and I can't straighten my arms either"

A Funny Old Quist by Evan Rogers

"What would happen if Christianity was done away with?!"

'If you can make that happen, I think we both agree, then anything is possible.'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

'Did they make a mistake? Did they simply forget it was my turn?'

"I'll call you when it's all over..."

A Personal Matter - Kenzaburo Oe

"You'll want a shampoo?"

"Iʻve already had . . ., thanks"

Timekeeper by Tara Sim

"Why do you bring him up?"

"I'm the father."

A Personal Matter - Kenzaburo Oe

"Are you a brain specialist?"

"No; thatʻs not like me at all."

Timekeeper by Tara Sim

"Want to give it a go?"

'I just want to go outside.'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

'But wasn’t the fall enough to kill it?'

"No one is confident about that kind of thing..."

A Personal Matter - Kenzaburo Oe

"You're going home alone?"

"Ah, youʻre right."

Timekeeper by Tara Sim

"Where do I even begin?"

"You need help to sort it all out."

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

“Would you like to confess?” he asked.
“Confess what?”

" . . . didnʻt want to ask you any more embarrassing questions."

Murder on the Atlantic
by Steve Allen

"Are you sure Marcus Wilmington did an interview with TREND?*

*Italics in the original

'How do you expect me to know?'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

'Who are you?' asked the corpse. 'And what are you to me?'

(While Nozdrev was speaking thus, Porphyry brought in another bottle.)
(punctuation added)

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

"You have already dined and wined?"

'in what quantities and to what degree, who could say?'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

'Was something wrong with me? I wondered. Had the paddock existed at all?'

Eyes shut, she whispered, "Go away, go away, please go away."

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

"Is she getting worse?"

Heʻd received her text that she was okay (!)

Wired Dawn by Toby Neal

"Were you aware that Assan Ang was unarmed at the time of his death?"

'He is incredulous. No, there must be some mistake.'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

'But if it wasn’t a trick of the light, what could it be?'

"Nonsense! Wait right there!"

Timekeeper by Tara Sim

"Heading home?"

'What she did with her leisure time was nobody’s business but her own.'

A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

“But what if your calculations are wrong?”

"Thanks a lot for the encouragement."

A Personal Matter - Kenzaburo Oe

"What are you looking for?'

'a half-dozen bottles of water, bags of so-called crisps, foreign candy bars consisting of an unidentifiable sugary chewable drenched in chocolate, and, as an afterthought, a packet of cigarettes.'

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

'And what did I smell?'

"It's the town's Fourth of July fireworks, baby."

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman

"They are very beautiful, aren't they?"

"In a rudimentary way."

American Prometheus by Kai Bird

"Are the problems mathematical or physical?"

'Clearly the method of elucidation I employed in my report did not satisfy the administration, and thus I am at a loss as to know how to proceed.'

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

'Anything to declare?'

I shrugged.

The Third Translation by Matt Bondurant

"Funerary texts? Instructions? Invocations?"

'...an honest accounting of how I became a Midwestern Jesus and the subsequent disastrous events thereby accruing.'

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

- I’m still trying to decide if you’re the man.
- The man for what?”

"If you do the job right...it will win the war."

American Prometheus by Kai Bird

"Was Eltenton a spy?"

'How can one ever be certain of anything?'

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

'You need to date,' she said. 'Do you want me to set you up with someone?'

"You should avoid any forms of bribery"

Bali Lombok Gili-eilanden (Marco Polo) by Christina Schott

"Can I take a picture of you?"

"OK if Father will keep quiet about it."

American Prometheus by Kai Bird

"What are you moping about?"

'I have no illusions: I shall be executed.'

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

- Maybe it will be.
- Maybe it will be what?

"What about your ʻBig Guyʻ
insurance policy?"

"Stranger on Ravenʻs Ridge" by Jenna Ryan

"Does that even make sense?"

“Head operations in your youth? Surgeries of the head? Cortisone treatments? Bad motorcycle wrecks? Untreated skull injuries?”

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

"So what do you want me to do?"

"Well, . . . Iʻll see you tomorrow."

The Third Translation by Matt Bondurant

*So?

*"Translation" doesnʻt use quotation marks in dialogue.

"All gifted individuals are more or less screwballs."

American Prometheus by Kai Bird

"What would we all do then?"

'One of us must sacrifice himself for the others.'

Fugue State by Brian Evenson

“Gentlemen,” I said, “to what do I owe this pleasure?”

"Je tirerais bien un coup avec lui, sans quʻil le sache." = "I would like to get a bead on him, without his knowing it."

Le Desir Attrapeʻ par la queue =Desire Caught by the Tail
by Pablo Picasso

"Ouʻ est mon savon, mon savon, mon savon?" = "Where is my soap, my soap, my soap?"

'...in the dried-out pool bed in the center of Fatehpur Sikri.'

Sometimes Things Are True by Chris Kammerud

'Are we talking apocalypse or something more like vampire robot hooligans thinking to make a landing and toss some pubs in Brighton?'

"It looked to me like as if Tom and George had been having another argument."

The Stories of Frank Sargeson by Frank Sargeson

"If I give you a pound, will you promise you won't waste it or spend it on drink?"

“Will you require me to swear an oath, then?”

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

“Hey, watch where you’re going! Are you drunk?”

"Jake picked between his toes."I got the Gospel in me."

The Heart is a lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

-I need an experienced mechanic.
-I got plenty of experience.
-What you ever done?

'It was a fair question. Caliban stared into his wine.'

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

“So what’s it like to slay demons?”

"I feel a little silly doing it."

The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier

"What do you expect to get out of it?"

'... a new bathmat'

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

“What are you doing?”

"I'm teasing you, that's all."

The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier

"What did that bad man say to you?"

"... said ‘I get you’ and did not mean ‘get’ as in ‘understand’ like I initially thought.”

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

“Where were you all night, man?”

"The Big Island. It has seven different climates."

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

"But why are you here with my brother?"

'because when Jude drinks his beer he will usually pat the sofa beside him so I’ll come sit down'

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

- We’ve got to stop seeing each other.
- Why?

"It was a one-time thing."

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

"What does it taste like?"

Iʻm assuming the 3 paragraphs of
311 are the answer to the question
of 310.

What is the question of 311?

I think 311 is spam.
Please answer 310

playing off 310

"Megnificent!"

The Education of Hyman Kaplan by Leo Rosten

"And is 'affectionately' right for a business letter?"

"It is both appropriate and indicated in your situation."

Wired Dawn by Toby Neal

"Nakai! Nakai, are you there?"

'I am here, listening to my poor mother worry.'

Mr Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

'What is the scariest thing that can happen?'

". . . to find a clue to the murderer in
the later letters."

Maigret and the Wine Merchant by Georges Simenon

"Where to, Chief?"

"Start of the Erie Canal. Or its end. Meet me there? Follow Park Avenue along the shores of the Mohawk. Sometime after four. Yes?”

Mr Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

“What’s in that case? What do you sell?”

"Thatʻs what makes the world go round."

Most Dangerous Place by James Grippando

"What if it doesnʻt work?"

"If you knew how little I care!"

She Came to Stay by Simone de Beauvoir

"Do you mean I'm a coward?"

"There are others. . . . Do you want to meet some of them?"

Bardo by Kendall Kraus

". . . who are you and where do you come from?"

“You really want to know?”

Mr Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

“What’s your question today?”

"But you never ask me questions spontaneously."

She Came to Stay by Simone de Beauvoir

"What good would it do?"

"Not much; . . ."

"Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter" by Blaize Clement

"Okay to take a cat in?"

“What’s stopping you?”

Mr Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

- Maybe he owes us something.
- What?

"Well, actually quite a lot."

The Rules to Break by Richard Templar

"What will that do to your friendship?"

"Do you really want to know?"

Robert B. Parkerʻs Cheap Shot by Ace Atkins

"Do you know much about ʻwife twoʻ?"

"Ah yes,...she came to me in a dream, you see, saying Remind them, remind them."

The Whirlpool by Jane Urquhart

"So, am I to assume that you are going to write a book?"

" . . .a sympathy thing."

The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman

"When did they stop renting?"

'Six months after he moved to London.'

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

‘I know this is a personal question. But are you clinically insane?’

"That makes two of us."

Deadly Company by Jodie Larsen

"When will your apartment be ready?"

"Never."

Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult

"What's the matter?"

"Dave wants me to learn to trust".

House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

"Trust what?"

"You trust ME." (emphasis added)

Deadly Company by Jodie Larsen

"Shall I put the lunches over there, too?"

'What a marvellous idea – such originality. Positively astounding.'

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

‘What’ll you trade for it?’

"The memorials of the dayʻs faded flowers.. . ."

Fireflies by Rabindrinath Tagore

"Are we not of the same soil, my lover?"

"You should spend some time in the mountains of Afghanistan so your Pashto dialect improves"

My Guantanamo Diary by Mahvish Rukhsana Khan

"What do you have against women?"

"These really ARE* a mouthful."

The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman

"Why would I do that?"

*ARE: italics in original

'...because of National Health Service budget cutbacks.'

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

‘What do you need?’

"Two and a half I take, madam."

Nothing to Pay by Caradoc Evans

"Where will you send the parcel, madam?"

...the other end of the Jersey Turnpike...

When Nobody Was Watching - Carli Lloyd

How is mascara or eyeliner going to help me win the battle?

'You don’t ask any questions. You don’t get any answers. You don’t stray from the path. You don’t even think about what’s happening to you right now. Got it?’

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

'Do you know who we are?’

"I've been thinking it over, and I am not sure..."

When Nobody Was Watching - Carli Lloyd

"What are your strengths?"

'nothing but hate and sharp teeth.'

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

‘You’re a piece of work, aren’t you?’

I work hard and take chances...

When Nobody Was Watching - Carli Lloyd

"...why don't you just join the club?"

"Maybe."

The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman

" ʻMaybe?ʻ What does that mean?"

I keep trying to make this point, and it never seems to get through.

When Nobody Was Watching - Carli Lloyd

"What's up with all these questions?"

" . . . if youʻve got knowledge of a crime --"

The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman

"You were about to say something?"

‘I was just thinking of the expression on the Marquis’ face, when we tell him we got the key from the friars without his help.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

‘What’s so funny?’

"Itʻs kind of WEIRD.* Iʻm not much of an expert on courtrooms."
(emphasis added)

Gray Mountain by John Grisham

"Are you taking his case?"

*weird: "Funny": can be colloquial for "weird".

"Here's how I got it sorted...."

We'll All Be Burnt in our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes

"Are ya listening to me?"

"I still canʻt figure you out."

The Reluctant Witness
by Kathleen Tailer

"So weʻre headed to Richmond?"

"The Richer Inn Motor Hotel"

We'll All be Burnt in our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes

"Can I help you with something?"

"We might try a little fund raising."

Break-in by Dick Francis

"Anything else?"

'a host of other things: tennis rackets, hockey sticks, umbrellas, a spade, a notebook computer, a wooden leg, several mugs, dozens of shoes, pairs of binoculars, a small log, six glove puppets, a lava lamp...'

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

‘What is there to eat?’

"Tell you about it later."

Hard Row by Margaret Maron

"Do you know if Mr.Harris ever broke
his arm?"

"...too badly broken to get up off the ground."

The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

“Miss Justineau, what will happen when we’re grown up?"

"Duller, dumber, more deadly quiet and lifeless than all the others."

The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton

"Is it true you're a great heiress now?"

"Er, yes."

Break In by Dick Francis

". . .the patronge people checked that all this was true?"

"some things become true simply by being spoken."

The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

“He’s frigging insane! Why? Why would anyone do this?”

"Strange times, strange times!"

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

"Globalization, right?"

'the biggest deal in a rapidly shrinking world.'

The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

“You’ll have to what?”

"As evidence: . . .the failures of General Motorsin the 1980s versus the victory of Hyundai.

New Ideas from Dead Economists: an Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
by Todd Buchholz

"Brother, can you spare a dime?"

"No relief for you."

The Wife Tree by Dorothy Speak

"How could I have had so little dignity? So few resources?"