• Randwer schrieb...
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    • 31. Dez. 2011, 11:44
    The chosen one will usually have some special expertise that will help the group, making him an appropriate focal point for followership (or he'll be the loudest, and we'll see later why good talkers are able to command leadership positions).

    "Selected" by van Vugt and Ahuja

    • lheard schrieb...
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    • 13. Jan. 2012, 13:55
    "Don't get too proud with me, you afterbirth, or I'll send you back to your brother's long knife." ~ "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant

    "...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
    • lheard schrieb...
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    • 13. Jan. 2012, 13:56
    "The turtle, his mouth still open, nodded in agreement." ~ "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk" by David Sedaris (Page 24)

    "...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
    • lheard schrieb...
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    • 13. Jan. 2012, 13:57
    "I explained our reasoning to Phil. He said he understood, but I could tell he was still worried." ~ "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo w/Lynn Vincent

    "...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
    • lheard schrieb...
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    • 17. Jan. 2012, 13:55
    "Only then did he stop his potter's wheel and roll long ropes of clay between his dry, cracked palms." ~ "Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave" by Laban Carrick Hill

    "...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
  • ...vorüber und ich wollte eigentlich auch gar nicht mehr darüber sprechen, nur Ihr Urteil, das Urteil einer vernünftigen Frau, wollte ich hören und bin sehr froh, dass wir darin übereinstimmen.

    Der Prozess - Franz Kafka

    welcome my son! welcome to the machine...
    • EggRaid schrieb...
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    • 19. Jan. 2012, 22:59
    No! -exlamo-. Munca me olvidare de ti, Pilón

    Tortilla Flat -John Steinbeck

  • "Το κοινό έδειχνε να απολαμβάνει εξαιρετικά το καρναβάλι αυτό των θεών, έναν Όλυμπο να σέρνεται στον βόρβορο, τον χλευασμό μιας ολόκληρης θρησκείας, της αρχαίας τραγωδίας."

    Émile Zola - Nana

  • "Ponas Darsis iš pradžių net nelaikė jos gražia; per pokylį jis visai nesižavėjo ja; ir kai jiedu susitiko kitą kartą, pažvelgdavo į ją ieškodamas tik priekabių." - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    "Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise."

  • I translated to english...

    - I can't more... do not forget that at least you get out of here... - he sobbed.

    author - Gaby Schuster
    title - Kommissar Rex

    shhhh...
    • EggRaid schrieb...
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    • 24. Jan. 2012, 21:53
    Clear-yellow bully, foot stand on cowering pig dog, yellow hair swing across fire blue eye, bully say, "You a gook? A nigger? A sand flea?" Say, "Exactly what breed of wetback bitch are you?"

    Pygmy - Chuck Palahniuk

    • Raaggaa schrieb...
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    • 29. Jan. 2012, 14:37
    Hier wenigstens spürte er noch einen Zusammenhang mit dem, was gewesen war, und in einem Leben, dem er gern zu entrinnen suchte, erlaubte ihm diese trübselige, geduldig geübte Gegenüberstellung, sich in den Stunden der Traurigkeit und der Wehmut wieder auf sich selbst zu besinnen.
    Der glückliche Tod - Albert Camus
    (A Happy Death by Albert Camus)

    ...but they said heaven is well worth waiting for
    • candyepic schrieb...
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    • 1. Feb. 2012, 2:18
    ...a complete loss. The killer was far better at this than the police were. I have no intention of praising Beyond Birthday, but in this case I will give him the credit he is due.

    Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases by Takeshi Obata and Isin Nisio

    • revcodes schrieb...
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    • 1. Feb. 2012, 21:18
    The career of dueling showcases a puzzling phenomenon we will often encounter: a category of violence can be embedded in a civilization for centuries and then vanish into thin air.

    p. 23, from "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined" by Steven Pinker

  • " ...always told her. "You are stronger than those who have none." "

    Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

    Even though my wings are stripped, I'll never give up trying to fly through the air. Even though my voice goes hoarse I'll never stop singing for you here, okay? ~ Miyavi

    I love you, I love you, I love you, and I hate you.
    But you can't hear me anymore....
    • [Gelöschter Benutzer] schrieb...
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    • 4. Feb. 2012, 5:40
    "...guardsmen on the gate were stopping everyone, but Yoren called one by name and their wagons were waved through."

    -- George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

  • "...[erwi]dere ich, daß nur der Schweiß auf eurer Stirn das wegwaschen wird, was geschrieben steht."

    -'The Prophet' = (in Germany) 'Der Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran-

    My super-eclectic score is currently
    767/1000

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  • "In dem bläulichen Licht der Straßenlaterne schüttelte eine dunkle Figur mit einem enormen Buckel einen Umhang ab."

    -'The Jade Peony' = (in Germany) 'Die Pfingstrose aus Jade' by Wayson Choy-

    My super-eclectic score is currently
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    • brite4 schrieb...
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    • 12. Feb. 2012, 17:54
    "...still youngish man with very short blond hair, a line of gleaming gold beads like drops of sweat piercing the edge of his left jaw."

    - Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand

    • Laro20 schrieb...
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    • 12. Feb. 2012, 21:02
    "Message Jones
    You appear to have forgotten your skirt."


    Briget Jones by Helen Fielding, of course.

  • "...begleitenden Gesten zu untermalen."

    -'Coastliners' = (in Germany) 'Die blaue Muschel' by Joanne Harris-

    My super-eclectic score is currently
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  • "Johanna klammerte sich an ihre Mutter."

    -'Pope Joan' = (in Germany) 'Die Päpstin' by Donna Woolfolk Cross-

    My super-eclectic score is currently
    767/1000

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  • 'Yes. According to its last message it intended to shelter in the tunnels of the Command System.'

    Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. Technically two sentences, but one word all by itself isn't very interesting.

  • "Sie fläzte sich auf dem Sofa, sah fern und trank dazu eine Coke."

    -'No Country for Old Men' = (in Germany) 'Kein Land für alte Männer' by Cormac McCarthy-

    My super-eclectic score is currently
    767/1000

    *according to this Test I have bragging Rights* 8D
    • ghoultown schrieb...
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    • 4. Mär. 2012, 14:07
    "Take books: The average Barnes & Noble superstore carries around 100,000 titles."

    The Long Tail - Chris Anderson

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