Page 52, sentence 5.

He took shelter under a great pendicktree, and lying there wrapped in his cloak he thought of his old master Ogion, who might still be on his autumn wanderings over the heights of Gont, sleeping out with leafless branches for a roof and falling rain for house-walls.

Anything but Nelliemoser, not even a toothache Elegran just a broken wrist! - 'Criminal' by Karin Slaughter

I once went to an auction in a house about a mile way. I fancied books on a shelf that was LOT NO 60. On the day of the auction the house was full to overflowing. I squeezed into a space by the door. When I heard the word SIXTY I waved my paddle and the hammer came down. A while later when I went to collect my books I discovered I had paid £60 for what at first I thought was a shelf full of books but it turned out that I had bought ALL THE BOOKS in the shelf lined study - from floor to ceiling. Hundreds and hundreds of them. It took a lot of car trips to take them home and I have given loads to charity shops and anyone who can find something of interest among the piles in the garage, spare room etc. There was however one of interest. It was a Fake book - pages hollowed out and inside was...................................?

Could just be toothache (comment about Amanda moaning, not a quote)

Mrs Hat that sounds rather racy!

Glad to see you have been reinstated (not a quote)
"What makes bullies, and how do they select their victims?" (that is)

Ignored it and moved on. That is not a quote either.

There are some curmudgeons everywhere, are there not? People who need to tell others to 'get a life' usually have a fairly poor life themselves.
That is not a quote!

'But at rush hour, a whiffler is not merely useful, but necessary'.

JaneA My copy was a Christmas present from my Grandma in 1957 when I was 9. (Its written in the book!)

Oh I loved those books Nellie - my Grandpa always encouraged me to read and he gave me those, and the Heidi books too.

JaneA Yes its the name Clover that gives it away to anyone who has ever read the book

Splendid idea.

That's actually the sentence, not my reflection on this thread, amusing though the thread is

Nellie - What Katy Did?

'And from here,they will build lives, get jobs, be fruitful'.

"Amanda moaned"

thatbags ..... 'peduncle'.....I don't know what on earth that is but I like it!

Kurcher and others imagine that in the centre of the channel of the Maelstrom is an abyss penetrating the globe,and issuing in some very remote part-the Gulf of Bothnia being somewhat decidedly named in one instance.

Is it cheating to scour the bookcase for likely titles, and be disappointed when page 52 is blank, or just has a chapter heading?

Don't know whether it would be cheating to cross the room or not, but I find myself picking up random books and checking page 52, fifth sentence in them.
This thread is fun Elegran.

"The phantom vanished: only the motes of dancing dust were left, resuming their random patterns in the air."

"It was opened in 1901 by the City and South London Railway (C&SLR), which would later merge with the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR) to form what is now the Northern Line."

Sorry about that, but I felt it would be cheating to cross the room and grab vol. 1 of A la Recherché du Temps Perdu, which only has four complete sentences on page 52 anyway.

Radio Times remains culturally significant for two reasons.

Now when they call each other cousin, it's with the certain knowledge that they are.

"In bed," said Clover meekly.

Someone might just get that one.

To Stella it sounded something like a prayer, 'Oh,' she told him, 'it's much worse than that.'

That was a quote not an observation on this lovely thread! Are we allowed to post more than one a day?
Medic Go heal yourself we are enjoying this.

As you study a course, and range over a number of different topics, your mind can become cluttered with lots of disconnected bits and pieces of information.