The Book Game!

I could read him well enough to know he had a little girl, but I couldn't discover her name and age.

Living Dead in Dallas (Book 2 in the Southern Vampire Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris

Chastise v.t. punish, esp. corporally.

The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary Third Edition. Closest book at hand.

Tatra wrote:Chastise v.t. punish, esp. corporally.

The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary Third Edition. Closest book at hand.

Ahahaha. I laughed a good few minutes over that. Nice.

Any Human Heart by William Boyd -- "Describe your state of mind."

"You're rather liable to that sort of thing"

from the Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells. I always have it nearby xD

Alice looked at him from under the wide brim of her very white hat, which she held on with one hand, and Lewis felt the soles of his feet burning inside his sandals and prickling in fascinating discomfort

from The Outcast -- by Sadie Jones

"Whereas the trimpuh of waka was essentially the revitalizing and disciplining of an older lyrical tradition that reached back to pre-Soga terms, the creative prose writing that emerged during the tenth century was a major new cultural invention."

The History of Japan 2nd Ed., by Conrad Totman

Riveting stuff.

Saunas also can be used.


From the Natural Cures Book.

"A square rigged vessel, sir," the reply came shooting down.

From Secrets of the Fearless by Elizabeth Laird.

Do graphic novels count? Sandman: Volume 1: I thank you.

(I think this must belong to one of my parents. It was just lying around.)


from Swing hammer swing! by Jeff Torrington:

With the ball of her thumb she wiped bacon grease from the corner of her mouth.

"Look," he begins, "I know this sounds crazy, but if you don't let me help you, something really bad is going to happen."

Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz.

Special Agent J.J. Speed snatched the joint out of his hand and clacked a cuff on his wrist.

From Nine Kinds of Naked by Tony Vigorito.