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Chris P · Mar 28, 2018

Having earlier taken the precaution of emptying Wallach's revolver, Eastwood turns to him and utters the immortal lines: 'You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns. And those who dig. You dig.' --Niall Ferguson, The Square and the Tower.

Bloopographer · Mar 29, 2018

"All the ones that are still good for anything, don't worry, they'll volunteer on their own," he went on bitterly.
—The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy

Jason · Mar 29, 2018

"He got to his feet and took up his bow and notched an arrow, waiting. Nothing happened."

Last of the Breed, Louis L'Amour

Melisande · Mar 29, 2018

’Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands’
The Serpent’s Promise, Steve Jones

Bloopographer · Mar 30, 2018

Soon you're following round a big bay, and you get to where there are no gaps: it's all Badlands.
—The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

edutton · Mar 30, 2018

This revisionism didn't escape the eye of Dan DeWitt, a columnist for the St. Petersburg Times.
Man of War: My Adventures in the World of Historical Reenactment by Charlie Schroeder

Jason · Mar 30, 2018

"It was, in Spicer's opinion, his only redeeming quality."

The Brethren - John Grisham

Enlightened · Mar 30, 2018

"...law or valid regulation or order prescribed thereunder, by any board,...."

Sorry, all I had was Federal Administrative Law, Fifth Edition, Gary Lawson.

Bloopographer · Mar 30, 2018

For that matter, Dan Gregory was the only illustrator I ever knew who expected his pictures to take their places among the great art treasures of the world, who used materials which might really do what Sateen Dura-Luxe was supposed to do: outlast the smile on the "Mona Lisa."
—Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut

M.S. Wiggins · Aug 24, 2018

The evidence was still indirect, but he accepted it without question. —Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

SWest · Aug 24, 2018

"We taped the show in front of the studio audience twice -- actually in front of two different studio audiences -- so that they'd have a couple different takes to choose from when they were editing the show."

High On Arrival - Mackenzie Phillips

NathanLyle · Aug 27, 2018

"They didn't want me at the asylum either; they said they were overcrowded as it was." - Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery

Cobalt Jade · Sep 1, 2018

"Hannah was the last passenger to walk across the connecting ramp and onto the big jet."

The Flight 981 Disaster: Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth, by Samme Chittum

Chris P · Sep 1, 2018

The scabs of reality are picked away and beneath them, though I try not to see, are visions which cause me to tremble.

James Salter, A Sport and A Pastime.

I just started reading this book, and I'm not to page 59 yet. I'll be interested to read this in context!

shakeysix · Sep 9, 2018

Loose Leaf Salad
Often fast growing and compact this diverse range of crops is perfect for smaller gardens. "Garden Rescue" by Jo Whittingham.

Actually I was turned to the page on Hostas but read most of page 59 too. If anyone is interested, the Loose Leaf Crops are arugula, lettuce, mizuna, chard, spinach and herbs. I myself will stick to lettuce and herbs but there they are.--s6

Chris P · Sep 9, 2018

From The Ghana Reader, edited by Konadu and Campbell

The passage is from a poem mourning the loss of the Denkyira to a rival kingdom sometime in the 1600s:

Ntim Gyakari,
The wealthy noble
Who led its nation to doom at Feyiase
Grandchild of Ntim Gyakari hails from Feyiase

gem1122 · Sep 9, 2018

"Dracula!" they shouted. "Transylvaniess!" they shrieked, and ran.

Birds of America by Lorrie Moore (story: "Community Life")

StoryofWoe · Sep 15, 2018

"I sometimes took the foul solutions, more often refused."

Sharp Objects, paperback edition, by Gillian Flynn

ritelife4ever · Sep 15, 2018

"And the more we fail to speak, the more difficult speaking becomes." Loving Each Other (the challenge of human relationships) Leo Buscaglia

kmarcks · Sep 22, 2018

"Ma'at is, like Akh, an Egyptian word that is difficult to translate into English."
Golden Goddess and Bloody Times by P F Jeffery

MrFoggs · Dec 25, 2018

"i could light a whole city"
milk and honey by Rupi Kaur

M.S. Wiggins · Dec 26, 2018

She found herself all but placed on skids as she was moved swiftly inward, down corridors that had a tacky, improvised look, into an area of the research center that she had never entered before. ~The Ugly Little Boy by Asimov & Silverberg

ChloeRose · Dec 26, 2018

"We are complicated people. Our lives do not play out in absolutes."
Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed

(Had to go to page 60 since page 59 only had 4 lines of text)

Sagml John · Dec 26, 2018

"...hard and inflexible as a rock." (context has to do with contracts)

The Rational Unified Process An Introduction - Philippe Kruchten (yes, I'm doing this at work - Home reading is Good Omen Bad Omen - much more interesting)

Locked · Dec 26, 2018

"I don't think the Miranda rules have the word but in them, Penn. The Constitution, either, as I recall."

Natchez Burning by Greg Iles.

Pick up the book nearest to you ...

Likes metaphors mixed, not stirred

Ideas bounce around in my head

Ni. Peng. Neee-Wom.

Ideas bounce around in my head

Always Learning

"The Moving Finger writes..."

In the garden...

Likes metaphors mixed, not stirred

blue eyed floozy

Likes metaphors mixed, not stirred

We can pickle that

Sick and pale with grief.

"The Moving Finger writes..."

Taking the long view.

figuring it all out