Beginnings & Endings

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans from last week have been sent out!

Last week's answers were....
1. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
2. The Return of the King/The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Your openings and closings for this week are....
1.

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day

and
2.

Mildred grabbed her friend's hand and they hurried away down the corridor out into the misty playground leaving Miss Hardbroom's laughter echoing from nowhere along the empty passage.

You have a week from now to tell me the name of the book from which the quote came, and the author who wrote that book.

Send me (Prof. Sky Alton) your answers in a HOL Forum Pm titled Beginnings & Endings. Write it like this:

One - As You Like It- William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Aurelia West was first past the post this week!

Up next was...
Prof. Tarma Black
Hannah Lovegood
Emily Spencer
Silvana Mandeville

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans have been awarded for last week!

The answers were….
1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
2. The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

And the last ones for May are…
1.

You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

2.

"Shhh, yes. There's a rumor going around that the beautiful girl arriving today might be the queen they've been waiting for."

You have a week from now to tell me the name of the book from which the quote came, and the author who wrote that book.

Send me (Prof. Sky Alton) your answers in a HOL Forum Pm titled Beginnings & Endings. Write it like this:

One - As You Like It- William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Sky Alton]

First up this time was Prof. Tarma Black

Following swiftly after...
Hannah Lovegood
Emily Spencer

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Two - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Beans are sent to Hannah and Emily.

Here are the first Beginnings & Endings for June:

One

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

Two

And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!

Again, send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Hannah Lovegood is first to send in answers.

Who is next?

Silvana Mandeville

Followed by ...

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Two - A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

Beans are sent to Hannah and Silvana.

June Beginnings and Endings continues with:

One

Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen.

Two

"And for once I didn’t look back."

Again, send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Hannah Lovegood is again first to send in the answers.

Who is next?

Aurelia West

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:

One - Northern Lights - Philip Pullman (titled The Golden Compass in the US )
Two - The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan

Beans are given to Aurelia and Hannah.

Our next June Beginnings and Endings are:

One

This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.

Two

He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.

Send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Aurelia West has already sent in the answers!

Who is next?

Hannah Lovegood is next.

Followed by ....

Silvana Mandeville

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - William Goldman (I accepted The Princess Bride)
Two -Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus - Mary Shelley (I accepted Frankenstein)

Beans are sent to Aurelia, Hannah and Silvana.

The last offering for June Beginnings and Endings (which runs into July, through next Saturday) is:

One

Nothing travels everywhere, always ahead of something, and in the great cloud of unknowing nothing yearns to be something, to break out, to move, to feel, to change, to dance and to experience – in short, to be something.

Two

“As you from crimes would pardoned be,
Let your indulgence set me free.”

Send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Aurelia West is again first to identify from whence they came!

Who is next?

A new player, Evelin Stockom, is next!

Followed by -
Emily Spencer
Silvana Mandeville

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - Raising Steam - Terry Pratchett
Two -The Tempest - William Shakespeare

Beans are sent to Aurelia, Emily, Evelin and Silvana.

July starts off with these two:

One

Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.

Two

And, grinning broadly at the look of horror on Uncle Vernon's face, Harry set off toward the station exit, Hedwig rattling along in front of him, for what looked like a much better summer than the last.

Send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Emily Spencer has sent in the sources of those quotes!

Who is next?

Silvana Mandeville

Followed by ...

Aurelia West

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Two -Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Beans are sent to Emily, Silvana and Aurelia

We continue in July with these:

One

A gentleman was strolling down a side street in Paris, on his way back from the house of one Madame de Verchoureux.

Two

And then they turned and looked out over the prow of the ship at the snowy coast of Cherek sliding by on their right as the sailors rowed the ship south towards Camaar and whatever lay beyond.

Send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Kendra Givens has correctly identified the sources of these quotes!

Who is next?
Silvana Mandeville

Followed by ...
Aurelia West
Evelin Stockom
Emily Spencer

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
Two -Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

Beans are sent to Kendra, Silvana, Aurelia, Evelin and Emily.

Our next July quotes are:

One

I felt her fear before I heard her screams.

Two

A great while ago the world begun, with hey, ho, the wind and the rain, but that's all one, our play is done, and we'll strive to please you every day.

Send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Emily (Baby Yoda) Spencer is first to send in the answer!

Who is next?

Evelin Stockom is next!

Followed by ...

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Answers to previous week:
One - Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Two -Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Beans are sent to Emily and Evelin

The last quotes for July are:

One

I was thankful that nobody was there to meet me at the airport.

Two

With the Gardiners, they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them, and they were both sensible of the warmest gratitude towards persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.

Send me your answers in a HOL Forum PM titled Beginnings and Endings. Write it as such:
One - As You Like It - William Shakespeare
Two - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
These are not necessarily correct answers.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Evelin Stockom sent in the answers!

Who is next?

Aurelia West is next!

Followed by ...
Silvana Mandeville
Emily Spencer