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- Vegeburger schrieb...
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- 16. Jul. 2009, 16:51
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Okay. I think, that this thread could be good.
Rules: open book which are you currently reading (or just random book) at page 23, write 1st sentence from this page, author and title (all languages are respectable).

I'll start then..

"Current theories on the creation of the Universe state that, if it were created at all and didn't just start, as it were, unofficially, it came into begin between ten and twenty thousand million years ago."
-'Good Omens' by Terry Pratechett and Neil Gaiman-

[quote][b][user]Vegeburger[/user][/b] sagte: Okay. I think, that this thread could be good. Rules: open book which are you currently reading (or just random book) at page 23, write 1st sentence from this page, author and title (all languages are respectable). I'll start then.. [i]"Current theories on the creation of the Universe state that, if it were created at all and didn't just start, as it were, unofficially, it came into begin between ten and twenty thousand million years ago."[/i] -[i]'Good Omens'[/i] by Terry Pratechett and Neil Gaiman-[/quote]
Bearbeitet von Vegeburger am 21. Jul. 2009, 11:26

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- asura_mindoff schrieb...
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- 16. Jul. 2009, 21:30
"...una de las ramas del pino y se la colocó como si fuera una corona en memoria de la ninfa."

-Dioses y Héroes de la Antigua Grecia (Gods and Heroes from Ancient Greece) by Robert Graves

..*A$uR@*.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS LOVE AND WHAT IS HATE

[quote][b][user]asura_mindoff[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"...una de las ramas del pino y se la colocó como si fuera una corona en memoria de la ninfa."[/i] -[i]Dioses y Héroes de la Antigua Grecia [/i](Gods and Heroes from Ancient Greece) by Robert Graves[/quote]

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- Hedonistkinja schrieb...
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- 18. Jul. 2009, 12:34
''...communicator. 'I thought you might enjoy that passage.' ''

- Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox
by Eoin Colfer

[quote][b][user]Hedonistkinja[/user][/b] sagte: [i]''...communicator. 'I thought you might enjoy that passage.' ''[/i] [i]- Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox [/i] by Eoin Colfer[/quote]

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- bellocian schrieb...
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- 18. Jul. 2009, 15:52
"The machines were gone, and so were those who worked them."

--- Charles Simic, The Voice at 3:00 A.M. Selected Late and New Poems

[quote][b][user]bellocian[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"The machines were gone, and so were those who worked them."[/i] --- Charles Simic, [i]The Voice at 3:00 A.M. Selected Late and New Poems[/i][/quote]

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- feliponsh schrieb...
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- 19. Jul. 2009, 0:31
"Cuando entré de nuevo en mi coche ya estaba un poco mas tranquilo. Aun cuando no descubriese mi espada, la peregrinacion por el Camino de Santiago hará que al final me descubriese a mí mismo."

-- El peregrino de compostela
By coelho.

such a funny tread *w*

[quote][b][user]feliponsh[/user][/b] sagte: "Cuando entré de nuevo en mi coche ya estaba un poco mas tranquilo. Aun cuando no descubriese mi espada, la peregrinacion por el Camino de Santiago hará que al final me descubriese a mí mismo." -- El peregrino de compostela By coelho. such a funny tread *w*[/quote]

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- Athena920 schrieb...
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- 19. Jul. 2009, 5:09
"....made the same gesture with a fragment of wood. Both of them were dressed in the blue shorts, gray shirts, and red neckerchiefs which were the uniform of the Spies."

1984 by George Orwell

[quote][b][user]Athena920[/user][/b] sagte: "....made the same gesture with a fragment of wood. Both of them were dressed in the blue shorts, gray shirts, and red neckerchiefs which were the uniform of the Spies." 1984 by George Orwell[/quote]
Bearbeitet von Athena920 am 22. Jul. 2009, 4:13

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- KevinMcCool schrieb...
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- 19. Jul. 2009, 7:07
Hey, I like this!

"¡Dublín se quema! ¡Dublín se quema! ¡Está en llamas, en llamas!"

That's from Ulysses, by James Joyce.

Like a broom
among brooms
in a broom closet.

[quote][b][user]KevinMcCool[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"¡Dublín se quema! ¡Dublín se quema! ¡Está en llamas, en llamas!"[/i] That's from Ulysses, by James Joyce. [/quote]

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- ThePeoplesPoet schrieb...
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- 19. Jul. 2009, 13:05
"No doubt the thought that her husband had killed another man lent an unexpected dimension to their sex acts"

Crash!-J.G.Ballard

Exterminate all rational thought.

[quote][b][user]ThePeoplesPoet[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"No doubt the thought that her husband had killed another man lent an unexpected dimension to their sex acts"[/i] [b]Crash!-J.G.Ballard[/b][/quote]

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- brightsidekid schrieb...
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- 20. Jul. 2009, 17:48
'He wasn't trying to hurt you.'
- The Rose Grower, Michelle de Kretser.

[quote][b][user]brightsidekid[/user][/b] sagte: [i]'He wasn't trying to hurt you.'[/i] - The Rose Grower, Michelle de Kretser.[/quote]

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- VinnyCrever schrieb...
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- 20. Jul. 2009, 20:03
Wow, you're kinda writing the whole new book from the fragments of the others like those two dudes in cafe from the Godard movie.. :D
OK, here's my turn: "Так, например, «В Австралии ИРМ (Индустриальные Рабочие Мира – К. С.) возникли как реакция на введение принудительного государственного арбитража в трудовых вопросах и подавление стачек»(48). - что лишний раз свидетельствует о справедливости утверждения о том, что рост и возникновение радикальных организаций – это прямое следствие радикализации настроений в обществе."
-- Libertar Thought paper #2 Jan - Mar 2009

[quote][b][user]VinnyCrever[/user][/b] sagte: Wow, you're kinda writing the whole new book from the fragments of the others like those two dudes in cafe from the Godard movie.. :D OK, here's my turn: "[i]Так, например, «В Австралии ИРМ (Индустриальные Рабочие Мира – К. С.) возникли как реакция на введение принудительного государственного арбитража в трудовых вопросах и подавление стачек»(48). - что лишний раз свидетельствует о справедливости утверждения о том, что рост и возникновение радикальных организаций – это прямое следствие радикализации настроений в обществе.[/i]" -- [i]Libertar Thought[/i] paper #2 Jan - Mar 2009[/quote]

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- Vegeburger schrieb...
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- 21. Jul. 2009, 11:24
"I did - where it was?"
-'Varney The Vampire' by Thomas Preskett Prest-

[quote][b][user]Vegeburger[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"I did - where it was?"[/i] [i]-'Varney The Vampire'[/i] by Thomas Preskett Prest-[/quote]

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- Expo schrieb...
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- 21. Jul. 2009, 14:26
"'Petunia!' Shouted Aunt Marge, striding past Harry as though he was a hat stand."

from Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.

[quote][b][user]Expo[/user][/b] sagte: "'Petunia!' Shouted Aunt Marge, striding past Harry as though he was a hat stand." from Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.[/quote]

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- Athena920 schrieb...
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- 22. Jul. 2009, 4:15
"...mirror in a spy film. But this was nice, having Father speak to me but not look at me."

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

[quote][b][user]Athena920[/user][/b] sagte: "...mirror in a spy film. But this was nice, having Father speak to me but not look at me." The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon[/quote]

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- lheard schrieb...
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- 22. Jul. 2009, 11:28
[b]i, too, love this thread!!![/b]

"...control to remain under the couch, even for the short time his sister was in the room, because his body had filled out somewhat on account of the rich meal and in the narrow space there he could scarcely breathe."

- "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
(translated by Ian Johnston)

P.S. I have no page 23. This was taken from page 9 of 21. The translation is part of The Kafka Project that I printed from publicliterature.org. I hope this is not cheating.

"...Oh yes, and breasts, and a sweet pear hidden in my body. Whenever there's talk of demons these come in handy..."Half-Hanged Mary", Margaret Atwood

[quote][b][user]lheard[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"...control to remain under the couch, even for the short time his sister was in the room, because his body had filled out somewhat on account of the rich meal and in the narrow space there he could scarcely breathe."[/i] - "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka (translated by Ian Johnston) P.S. I have no page 23. This was taken from page 9 of 21. The translation is part of The Kafka Project that I printed from publicliterature.org. I hope this is not cheating. [/quote]

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- afabledallegory schrieb...
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- 22. Jul. 2009, 14:43
"In any case, we were a family."

- Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir by Dan Mathews

[quote][b][user]afabledallegory[/user][/b] sagte: "In any case, we were a family." - Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir by Dan Mathews[/quote]

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- Five-2-One schrieb...
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- 22. Jul. 2009, 18:27
"Give, unrestrained, the old emotin,
The bliss that touched the verge of pain,
The strenght of Hate, Love's deep devotion, -
O, give me back my youth again!"

from Goethe's Faust.

[quote][b][user]Five-2-One[/user][/b] sagte: "Give, unrestrained, the old emotin, The bliss that touched the verge of pain, The strenght of Hate, Love's deep devotion, - O, give me back my youth again!" from Goethe's Faust.[/quote]

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- KevinMcCool schrieb...
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- 23. Jul. 2009, 8:00
"Ni siquiera teníamos pin-ups. De nuestra pared colgaba la imagen de un canal de Amsterdam. Cuando intenté pegar el póster de una mujer desnuda, mi compañero me espetó: <<Wat-wat-anabe. A mí, no me gus-gustan esas co-cosas>>"

Norwegian Wood, by Haruki Murakami.

Like a broom
among brooms
in a broom closet.

[quote][b][user]KevinMcCool[/user][/b] sagte: "[i]Ni siquiera teníamos pin-ups. De nuestra pared colgaba la imagen de un canal de Amsterdam. Cuando intenté pegar el póster de una mujer desnuda, mi compañero me espetó: <<Wat-wat-anabe. A mí, no me gus-gustan esas co-cosas>>[/i]" [b]Norwegian Wood[/b], by Haruki Murakami.[/quote]

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- WerBack schrieb...
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- 23. Jul. 2009, 8:50
"Ще направим кръжок - Мери, вие и двете хлапета; Тема - мъжете, техните слабости, глупостта им и как да ги използваме."

John Steinbeck - The Winter of Our Discontent in Bulgarian.

In English it's 3 sentences:

"A Group. Mary and You and the two kids. Subject: Men - their weakness and stupidity and how to use them."

[quote][b][user]WerBack[/user][/b] sagte: [b]"Ще направим кръжок - Мери, вие и двете хлапета; Тема - мъжете, техните слабости, глупостта им и как да ги използваме."[/b] [url=http://books.google.com/books?id=t8sk4iAjjtEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=John+Steinbeck+winter][i]John Steinbeck - The Winter of Our Discontent[/i][/url] in Bulgarian. In English it's 3 sentences: [b]"A Group. Mary and You and the two kids. Subject: Men - their weakness and stupidity and how to use them."[/b] [/quote]

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- Vegeburger schrieb...
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- 26. Jul. 2009, 3:00
"My Lord,
The following work was undertaken at your Lordship's recommendation, and, amongst other movies, for the purpose of making the most acceptable return that I could, for a great and important benefit conferred upon me."
-'The works of William Paley (Lord Bishop of Durham)' by William Paley-

[quote][b][user]Vegeburger[/user][/b] sagte: [i]"My Lord, The following work was undertaken at your Lordship's recommendation, and, amongst other movies, for the purpose of making the most acceptable return that I could, for a great and important benefit conferred upon me."[/i] [i]-'The works of William Paley (Lord Bishop of Durham)[/i]' by William Paley-[/quote]

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- VampyreBite schrieb...
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- 27. Jul. 2009, 13:07
"Or van", I said.

Laurell K. Hamilton: Incubus Dreams

[quote][b][user]VampyreBite[/user][/b] sagte: "Or van", I said. Laurell K. Hamilton: Incubus Dreams[/quote]

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- evigt_ljus schrieb...
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- 27. Jul. 2009, 17:26
"Végigmentek egy hosszú és kihalt, kőpadlós folyósón, s Gandalf útközben halkan odaszólt Pippinnek:- Válogasd meg a szavaidat, Peregrin uram!..."
[Tolkien- The Lord of the Rings, volume III- The Return of the King]

Oh, and the passage above is in Hungarian. :)

"All that is gold does not glitter
All that is long does not last
All that is old does not wither
Not all that is over is past..."

[quote][b][user]evigt_ljus[/user][/b] sagte: "Végigmentek egy hosszú és kihalt, kőpadlós folyósón, s Gandalf útközben halkan odaszólt Pippinnek:- Válogasd meg a szavaidat, Peregrin uram!..." [Tolkien- The Lord of the Rings, volume III- The Return of the King] Oh, and the passage above is in Hungarian. :)[/quote]

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- VampyreBite schrieb...
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- 27. Jul. 2009, 18:06
To my non-Hungarian eye it looks like it's written in Elvish - it looks extremely "authentic" :)

[quote][b][user]VampyreBite[/user][/b] sagte: To my non-Hungarian eye it looks like it's written in Elvish - it looks extremely "authentic" :)[/quote]

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- VinnyCrever schrieb...
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- 27. Jul. 2009, 20:15
"От страшного сотрясения корпуса на теплоходе сами собой остановились машины..."
-- Requiem to Convoy PQ-17 by Valentin Pikul..

[quote][b][user]VinnyCrever[/user][/b] sagte: "[i]От страшного сотрясения корпуса на теплоходе сами собой остановились машины...[/i]" -- [i]Requiem to Convoy PQ-17[/i] by Valentin Pikul..[/quote]

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- prsoje schrieb...
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- 28. Jul. 2009, 11:38
"...raskošna osim u mojoj puti."
Salman Rushdie - Grimus

[quote][b][user]prsoje[/user][/b] sagte: "...raskošna osim u mojoj puti." Salman Rushdie - Grimus[/quote]

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- Feimni schrieb...
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- 28. Jul. 2009, 20:37
"... wrenching her from Sour Billy's embrace, and began to tear at the soft flesh of her throat."
George R. R. Martin: Fevre Dream

[quote][b][user]Feimni[/user][/b] sagte: "... wrenching her from Sour Billy's embrace, and began to tear at the soft flesh of her throat." George R. R. Martin: Fevre Dream[/quote]

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