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Great Lines from the Paragon Hotel (8)
“When I catch my first face full of Portland in blazing daylight, I gape up at it like a salmon, fish mouthed and reeling.” “We turned a corner. A poplar rustled a warning, a stray cat yowled an alarm…” “…men with nostrils illuminated by their cigars.” “Silent as a moth’s wing, I enter…” “He hadContinue reading “Great Lines from the Paragon Hotel (8)”
Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (7)
“Officers Taffy and Overton are verily apples and iguanas. Taffy is the apple—significant beer paunch, Irish complexion, the vaguest border between chin and neck.” “Overton blinks like a priest eyeing a roast.” “He turns out to be an enormous charcoal-colored fellow, with a bald head and a rhino’s posture and a voice that makes youContinue reading “Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (7)”
Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (6)
“…some girls dream of wedding dresses and fashion veils from day-old newspaper. I dreamed of standing in front of a bullet for a friend.” “I edged silent as a cat’s tail through the swinging door…” “My stomach had relocated to my shoes.” “The truth is, I’ve been shoving thoughts underwater like unwanted puppies. When yourContinue reading “Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (6)”
Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (4)
“Her tone is full of cordial but tightly bottled.” “The laddie makes my heart do pony tricks.” “Max chuckles. I’ve never seen him laugh before, and it’s a spill of light, crowding everything else from his face.” “There are stories in this soup—Miss Christina’s stories. I wonder where she learned them, and why they tasteContinue reading “Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (4)”
Confrontation.
“Why are you here?!” I blurted, assailing him angrily with my tone. Ten zealous steps later, I was standing directly in front of his gloved hands, which were clenching and unclenching under his downturned chin. This is another line from Suddenly Rural Girl, the YA Novel I’m close to wrapping up. Soon, I’ll move intoContinue reading “Confrontation.”
Meet Mary from SRG
“Sometimes I’m so focused on basketball, or soccer, or volleyball, or whatever else…that I don’t take time to see–or smell–life.” Incredibly, Mary was on the verge of tears, but I knew she’d keep it contained. She doesn’t break down. She doubles down. Where I might blubber and fall apart, Mary would channel those emotions intoContinue reading “Meet Mary from SRG”
Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (4)
Here are a few more beautifully written quotes from Erdrich: “Then the mosquitoes whined out in attack formation and we went inside.” “Sonja tucked a sheet across the cushions and gave me a plaid sleeping bag with a broken zipper.” “And there was that moment when my mother and father walked in the door disguisedContinue reading “Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (4)”
Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (2)
“Hearing Mrs. Muriel Snider speak, I reflect, is better than being shot. But not by a terribly wide margin.” “…tense as a high-wire act.” While The Paragon Hotel is not my favorite Faye novel, her gift for imaginative and delicious lines shows in this, too.If you’ve not read any Lindsay Faye, I’d recommend her work!Continue reading “Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel (2)”
Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (3)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few more from Erdrich: “…my head seemed to balloon out and fill with bees.” “Linda Wishkob was magnetically ugly.” “Travis’ father had taken him into the city to see the Catholic president and his elegant first lady,Continue reading “Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (3)”
Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London, Book 1 (5)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few more from Aaronovitch: “There was a ringing in my ears like the sensation you get when swimming near the bottom of the deep end.” “The air was suddenly full of the scent of apple blossom andContinue reading “Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London, Book 1 (5)”
Laura Taylor Namey’s The Library of Lost Things (5)
It’s a treat to be able to highlight quotes in a Kindle and have them saved in a csv file! Here are a few more from Namey: “My stomach instantly fluttered. ‘You,’ he said, ‘are so pretty. But when we’re at Yellow Feather, and I’m staring at you from across the room, and you’re bentContinue reading “Laura Taylor Namey’s The Library of Lost Things (5)”