Guns of Avalon - Roger Zelazny

Adrienne Rich, from a poem in the book, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve.

Highly recommended.

"Then, untucking the bullet from the pouch of my cheek, I swallow."

"That case is a duck without wings. The only thing to do is shoot it and eat it."

This was said by defense attorney Mickey Haller to LA county DA Gabriel Williams.

Connelly is one of my favorites, but I haven't read the last 2 or so yet... waiting for the price to come down. (Fifth Witness and Reversal, I think they are.)

I just started this one last night. But I like it already which is no surprise to me. I most always enjoy Connelly's books.

It's a nonfiction book, I hope you'll allow the quote.

This is from a Luftwaffe officer, talking about facing a Russian enemy force that would likely overrun the German element, and the soldiers who thought about bolting:

"Nobody has the courage to act in accordance with his natural cowardice with the whole company looking on".

I just liked the courage and cowardice juxtaposition.

refering to the self absorbed, silent drinkers, in a bar during the great depression.

other wrinkled parts located slightly south. I mean, seriously, don't people ever see themselves, staggering around drooling and mooning, all weepy-eyed and weak-kneed and rendered completely idiotic over something even animals have enough sense to finish quickly so they can get on with more sensible pursuits, like finding fresh meat?"- From the mind of Dexter Morgan in the novel Dearly Devoted Dexter.

by M. C. Beaton......this is really, really, dumb.....

From the remote Highland village of Lochdubh Scotland:

The titled man has got all the ladies in the village in a tizzy,

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Maybe this is the wrong forum, I would not call this paragraph fiction.

(Little Star, cover your eyes, please)

Desiree is a 6'1" cop who likes cats, but:

There was no man in her bed. No man in her life. Des Mitry was off men right now, having concluded that they were vastly overrated as a species. They required huge outlays of attention, care, feeding and patience and all you got back in return from them was a full laundry hamper, an empty refrigerator and a bladder infection.

"She had, without question, the longest, narrowest feet Mitch had ever seen.

'My God, what size shoe do you wear?'

'Twelve and a half double-A,' she replied, frowning. 'Why are you asking?'

'Has anyone ever told you that your feet bear a striking resemblance to a pair of skis?'"

helped save the world, was born in Chicago in 1928, but then moved right to California. Radio Free Albemuth by Philip K Dick (first sentence)

This is a line thought by a tired male cop who was in homicide for 14 years:

"My joints were like spring flowers rigid from an unexpected chill."

Going Bovine by Libba Bray.

No matter how you see the world or what style it imposes on your work as an artist, the truth is in the details. Of course the devil's there too---everyone says so---but maybe the truth and the devil are words for the same thing. It could be, you know." Stephen King, Duma Key.

I had started a notepad with several of them written down; I'm not sure I remember another book that had so many quotables in it. I think there was one about love (among many others), but I've long since lost the page I wrote on.

I guess I'll have to read the book again.

11/22/63 got me started again. I always loved his conversational style and blending of everyday/everyman events, song lyrics, popular culture that invited you along for the ride.