The book dialog game - Page 86

orlok · 10-05-2012, 11:02 AM

Don't know this one. Is a worth reading?

poohbear_nc · 10-05-2012, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Don't know this one. Is a worth reading?

O'Connor ranks along with Shirley Jackson - as writing about "everyday" people acting like monsters to one another - really chilling (and often quite unexpected) occurrences within a seemingly normal environment. Highly recommended! She is usually classified as a Southern Gothic writer - trending into horror.

poohbear_nc · 10-05-2012, 12:58 PM

OK - a new quiz:

“People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.”

“The bitch is dead now."

“The conventional parabola--sentiment, the touch of the hand, the kiss, the passionate kiss, the feel of the body, the climax in the bed, then more bed, then less bed, then the boredom, the tears and the final bitterness--was to him shameful and hypocritical.”

orlok · 10-05-2012, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

O'Connor ranks along with Shirley Jackson - as writing about "everyday" people acting like monsters to one another - really chilling (and often quite unexpected) occurrences within a seemingly normal environment. Highly recommended! She is usually classified as a Southern Gothic writer - trending into horror.

Thank you. I will give her a look.

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

OK - a new quiz:

“People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.”

“The bitch is dead now."

“The conventional parabola--sentiment, the touch of the hand, the kiss, the passionate kiss, the feel of the body, the climax in the bed, then more bed, then less bed, then the boredom, the tears and the final bitterness--was to him shameful and hypocritical.”

The Valley of the Dolls?

poohbear_nc · 10-05-2012, 03:01 PM

Nope!

Here's more:

“Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not a master. Luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. But it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck. And luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared”

"He simply maintained that the more effort and ingenuity you put into gambling, the more you took out.”

HomeInMyShoes · 10-05-2012, 03:11 PM

^Congratulations on 20,000 posts.

Gambling, gambling, gambling, nope I'm drawing a blank.

poohbear_nc · 10-05-2012, 03:37 PM

Egad! 20,000! And I didn't even notice!

Maybe this will help you:

“He was a secret agent, and still alive thanks to his exact attention to the detail of his profession.”

badgoodDeb · 10-05-2012, 05:06 PM

"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold?" No idea why, but it was the first spy book that came to mind!

pdurrant · 10-05-2012, 05:52 PM

Casino Royale?

poohbear_nc · 10-05-2012, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Casino Royale?

Indeed! To celebrate Bond's 50th anniversary - and the release of the Skyfall theme!

Take it away Sir Mouse!

pdurrant · 10-06-2012, 03:47 AM

OK, a couple of bits of dialog from the first pages of this book.

"Come with me, boy. You had best lodge with my master and me. It’s not far, but we’d best hurry. This storm’ll get worse afore it’s over. Can you walk?"

and

"When the mood suits him, he can belch out a flame or two, though he seems rarely in the mood. I think it is due to the rich diet I supply him with, boy. He has not had to hunt for years, so he is something out of practice in the ways of drakes. In truth, I spoil him shamelessly."

poohbear_nc · 10-06-2012, 10:44 AM

*sigh* I don't read dragon books .... except Pratchett's "Guards" series - Lady Sybil & her brood!

pdurrant · 10-06-2012, 11:00 AM

The dragon is incidental.

A character in the book reading from a book:

“For the north was to be forgot . . . forgotten, lest the heart of the empire Ian . . . languish and all be lost. And though of Bosania from birth, those soldiers still were loyal to Great Kesh in their service. So for her great need, they took up their arms and put on their armor and quit Bosania, taking ship to the south, to save all from destruction.”

badgoodDeb · 10-08-2012, 05:59 PM

Well, for dragon's I would guess "The Hobbit" but that doesn't work ..... and for topicality (25th anniversary of the movie) I'd guess "Princess Bride" but I haven't read the book so I don't know if your last quote works or not. Mostly not. It doesn't mention Guilder.

pdurrant · 10-09-2012, 04:58 AM

Ok, something a bit more revealing.

"I have need of an apprentice and would call Pug, orphan of the keep, to service."

10-05-2012, 03:01 PM	#1280
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,837 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Nope! Here's more: “Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not a master. Luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. But it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck. And luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared” "He simply maintained that the more effort and ingenuity you put into gambling, the more you took out.” Last edited by poohbear_nc; 10-05-2012 at 03:06 PM.

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10-05-2012, 11:02 AM	#1276
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Don't know this one. Is a worth reading?

10-05-2012, 12:58 PM	#1278
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,837 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK - a new quiz: “People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.” “The bitch is dead now." “The conventional parabola--sentiment, the touch of the hand, the kiss, the passionate kiss, the feel of the body, the climax in the bed, then more bed, then less bed, then the boredom, the tears and the final bitterness--was to him shameful and hypocritical.”

10-05-2012, 03:11 PM	#1281
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^Congratulations on 20,000 posts. Gambling, gambling, gambling, nope I'm drawing a blank.

10-05-2012, 03:37 PM	#1282
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,837 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Egad! 20,000! And I didn't even notice! Maybe this will help you: “He was a secret agent, and still alive thanks to his exact attention to the detail of his profession.”

10-05-2012, 05:06 PM	#1283
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold?" No idea why, but it was the first spy book that came to mind!

10-05-2012, 05:52 PM	#1284
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,503 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Casino Royale?

10-06-2012, 03:47 AM	#1286
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,503 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	OK, a couple of bits of dialog from the first pages of this book. "Come with me, boy. You had best lodge with my master and me. It’s not far, but we’d best hurry. This storm’ll get worse afore it’s over. Can you walk?" and "When the mood suits him, he can belch out a flame or two, though he seems rarely in the mood. I think it is due to the rich diet I supply him with, boy. He has not had to hunt for years, so he is something out of practice in the ways of drakes. In truth, I spoil him shamelessly."

10-06-2012, 10:44 AM	#1287
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,837 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	sigh I don't read dragon books .... except Pratchett's "Guards" series - Lady Sybil & her brood!

10-06-2012, 11:00 AM	#1288
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,503 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	The dragon is incidental. A character in the book reading from a book: “For the north was to be forgot . . . forgotten, lest the heart of the empire Ian . . . languish and all be lost. And though of Bosania from birth, those soldiers still were loyal to Great Kesh in their service. So for her great need, they took up their arms and put on their armor and quit Bosania, taking ship to the south, to save all from destruction.”

10-08-2012, 05:59 PM	#1289
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Well, for dragon's I would guess "The Hobbit" but that doesn't work ..... and for topicality (25th anniversary of the movie) I'd guess "Princess Bride" but I haven't read the book so I don't know if your last quote works or not. Mostly not. It doesn't mention Guilder.

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10-09-2012, 04:58 AM	#1290
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,503 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Ok, something a bit more revealing. "I have need of an apprentice and would call Pug, orphan of the keep, to service."