Great Lines From Literature

[joggerjayne]

From Stephen King's latest book, 11.22.63 ...

"She leaned back, and her head bonked on the door."

LOL

[jno]

Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery

[Teddy_boy]

Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew.

[atrollope]

"It was the best of times,it was the worst of times,it was the age of wisdom,it was the age of foolishness,it was the epoch of belief,it was the epoch of incredulity......"- Charles Dickens

[DTCwordfan]

"There may have been scientific instruments that could measure the space between Buddy's trains of thought, but Eric was certain they were large, expensive, and owned by the government."

Small Town Odds - Jason Headley

[sandyRoe]

riverrun, past Adam and Eve, from swerve of shore to bend of bay brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth, Castle and environs.

[firewatch]

"Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural."

[NOX]

'Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street- cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact.' - Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett

[joggerjayne]

Sandy ...

I tried sohard with that ... I rweally did.

I even tried an abridged version.

=0(

[sandyRoe]

It's one of the great unread books of all time. I never got past the first couple of pages of my copy.
Ulysses, now, is a great read.

[joggerjayne]

Yes, I've managed Ulysses.

Still hardly an easy read.

[maggiebee]

Anyone read War and Peace. New reading group I've joined are reading this but it's a bit daunting for me.

[joggerjayne]

Bit long !!