Finish the Quote
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Finish the Quote
Starting in September, we're playing a variation of Quick Quotes (which itself is based on the game Bring Your Own Book).
This is called Finish the Quote.
Each week we provide the beginning of a sentence, a quote from a book, and people are invited to finish that sentence with a fragment (or complete sentence) from another book. (It can be another book by the same author, but it cannot be from the same book.) The new sentence has to make linguistic sense, if not literal sense.
Our first prompt is:
"As she rode up to take a look, "
A Point of Honor by Dorothy J. Heydt
Someone would respond with this --
"the man in black retreated, stumbled, got his balance, continued moving away."
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Completed new 'quote' -
As she rode up to take a look, the man in black retreated, stumbled, got his balance, continued moving away.
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We ask that you make all quotes HOL-appropriate and keep this in mind when choosing a book to use (though we understand that it's not always possible to pick one that's entirely g-rated).
Participation in this activity may contribute to your chances of snagging a Book Club award AND you will receive 10 Beans when you respond within the time limit (before the next prompt is posted).
If you have any suggestions for prompts, please send us an email at hol.bookclub @ gmail.com (removing the spaces) with the subject "Finish the Quote Suggestions".
Remember to click the 'Subscribe Topic' above so you can receive notifications of new prompts.
This is called Finish the Quote.
Each week we provide the beginning of a sentence, a quote from a book, and people are invited to finish that sentence with a fragment (or complete sentence) from another book. (It can be another book by the same author, but it cannot be from the same book.) The new sentence has to make linguistic sense, if not literal sense.
Our first prompt is:
"As she rode up to take a look, "
A Point of Honor by Dorothy J. Heydt
Someone would respond with this --
"the man in black retreated, stumbled, got his balance, continued moving away."
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Completed new 'quote' -
As she rode up to take a look, the man in black retreated, stumbled, got his balance, continued moving away.
***
We ask that you make all quotes HOL-appropriate and keep this in mind when choosing a book to use (though we understand that it's not always possible to pick one that's entirely g-rated).
Participation in this activity may contribute to your chances of snagging a Book Club award AND you will receive 10 Beans when you respond within the time limit (before the next prompt is posted).
If you have any suggestions for prompts, please send us an email at hol.bookclub @ gmail.com (removing the spaces) with the subject "Finish the Quote Suggestions".
Remember to click the 'Subscribe Topic' above so you can receive notifications of new prompts.
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from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton“Suddenly I realized, horrified, that Darry was crying
New Quote:
"As she rode up to take a look, suddenly I realized, horrified, that Darry was crying."
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
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The Mark of Athena by Rick RiordanRomans screamed and scattered as a full-sized dragon charged through the forum---a beast even scarier than the bronze dragon figurehead on the Argo II.
Completed quote:
As she rode up to take a look, Romans screamed and scattered as a full-sized dragon charged through the forum---a beast even scarier than the bronze dragon figurehead on the Argo II.
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New Quote: "Alice thought to herself, 'Then there's no use in speaking.' The voices didn't join in this time, as she hadn't spoken, but to her great surprise, they all THOUGHT in chorus (I hope you understand what THINKING IN CHORUS means—for I must confess that I don't), 'Better say nothing at all. Language is worth a thousand pounds a word!" ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
As she rode up to take a look, Alice thought to herself, 'Then there's no use in speaking.'
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Beans are sent for last week!
Our second Prompt for September is:
"He had provided, (rather generously he thought),"
from Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt
Finishing the quote:
"tassels, midnight blue shot with gold."
from The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Ending up with
He had provided, (rather generously he thought), tassels, midnight blue shot with gold.
Our second Prompt for September is:
"He had provided, (rather generously he thought),"
from Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt
Finishing the quote:
"tassels, midnight blue shot with gold."
from The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Ending up with
He had provided, (rather generously he thought), tassels, midnight blue shot with gold.
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From Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesnergarlands of fragrant springtime flowers that the king and queen would place at Aphrodite's feet
New Quote:
"He had provided, (rather generously he thought), garlands of fragrant springtime flowers that the king and queen would place at Aphrodite's feet."
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
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New Quote: “My wonderful weapon, the Jigger-Rock Snatchem, will fling ‘em right back just as quick as we catch ‘em.” — Dr. Seuss, The Butter Battle Book
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
He had provided, (rather generously he thought), “My wonderful weapon, the Jigger-Rock Snatchem, will fling ‘em right back just as quick as we catch ‘em.”
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Beans are sent for the second week!
Our third prompt for September is:
"In a hole in the ground there lived"
from The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien
Finishing the quote:
"a woman with a curly iced bun clamped to each ear."
from Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Ending up with:
In a hole in the ground there lived a woman with a curly iced bun clamped to each ear.
Our third prompt for September is:
"In a hole in the ground there lived"
from The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien
Finishing the quote:
"a woman with a curly iced bun clamped to each ear."
from Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Ending up with:
In a hole in the ground there lived a woman with a curly iced bun clamped to each ear.
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from Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maquirea croaky old dame, half-hidden in the gloom of a doorway
New Quote:
"In a hole in the ground there lived a croaky old dame, half-hidden in the gloom of a doorway."
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
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New Quote: “A paper star that has been unfolded and refolded into a tiny unicorn but the unicorn remembers a time when it was a star and an earlier time when it was part of a book and sometimes the unicorn dreams of the time before it was a book when it was a tree and the time even longer before that when it was a different sort of star” — Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
In a hole in the ground there lived a paper star that has been unfolded and refolded into a tiny unicorn but the unicorn remembers a time when it was a star and an earlier time when it was part of a book and sometimes the unicorn dreams of the time before it was a book when it was a tree and the time even longer before that when it was a different sort of star.
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Beans are sent to Emily and Sindor!
Our fourth prompt for September is:
"As they left the common room,"
from The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Finishing the quote:
"Randall shook his head."
from The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert Heinlein
Ending up with:
As they left the common room, Randall shook his head.
Our fourth prompt for September is:
"As they left the common room,"
from The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Finishing the quote:
"Randall shook his head."
from The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert Heinlein
Ending up with:
As they left the common room, Randall shook his head.
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From: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley'Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly.
New quote:
"As they left the common room, 'Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly.
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
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From Master and Apprentice by Claudia GrayMinister Orth looked like she'd sooner lick a river toad.
"As they left the common room, Minister Orth looked like she'd sooner lick a river toad."
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- The Eye of Minds by James DashnerHe was surprised to see only one person waiting for them: a woman.
New Quote:
"As they left the common room, he was surprised to see only one person waiting for them: a woman."
Kora Grimm
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle
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New Quote: 'The Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. “You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.' — Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
As they left the common room, the Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. “You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort."
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Beans are sent to Emily, Amy, Kora and Sindor!
Our last prompt for September is:
"Faris uttered a small sigh"
from A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
Finishing the quote:
", and they ran, using their arms as much as their legs to propel themselves through the graveyard, to the ghoul-gate by the lightning tree."
from The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Ending up with:
Faris uttered a small sigh, and they ran, using their arms as much as their legs to propel themselves through the graveyard, to the ghoul-gate by the lightning tree.
Our last prompt for September is:
"Faris uttered a small sigh"
from A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
Finishing the quote:
", and they ran, using their arms as much as their legs to propel themselves through the graveyard, to the ghoul-gate by the lightning tree."
from The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Ending up with:
Faris uttered a small sigh, and they ran, using their arms as much as their legs to propel themselves through the graveyard, to the ghoul-gate by the lightning tree.
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New Quote: ‘“That's my job. I'm not supposed to explain it, too, for heaven's sake. If you want explanations, talk to a griffin.”’— Patricia C. Wrede, Searching for Dragons
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
Faris uttered a small sigh “That’s my job. I'm not supposed to explain it, too, for heaven's sake. If you want explanations, talk to a griffin.”
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- The Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan"Probably not, but it's hard to say. Tricky stuff, magic."
New Quote: "Faris uttered a small sigh, "Probably not, but it's hard to say. Tricky stuff, magic."
Kora Grimm
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle
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The House of Hades by Rick RiordanWithout you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag.
Completed quote:
Faris uttered a small sigh, "Without you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag."
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Our first prompt for October is...
Finished with
-Jane Austen, Pride and PrejudiceIt is a truth universally acknowledged that....
Finished with
from Frogkisser! by Garth Nix, it turns into:Everything is always better for a walk.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that everything is always better for a walk.
"Growing up doesn't have to mean I lose the cape, the faith, the dream. I'm so done with that... I'm taking it back."
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