– Suzanne Collins, "The Hunger Games”“I give up, sweetheart. Just answer the questions and try not to let the audience see how openly you despise them.”
Quick Quotes Round Two
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From Where Things Come Back by John Corey WhaleyI can’t seem to be a pessimist long enough to overlook the possibility of things being overwhelmingly good.
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The words that bring an end to an argument
From The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version by William Goldman
From The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version by William Goldman
As you wish.
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April starts out with this prompt!
An 'oh oh what's next' moment
From The Lost World by Michael Crichton
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April starts out with this prompt!
An 'oh oh what's next' moment
From The Lost World by Michael Crichton
********************Then the tail banged against the front of the Explorer, with a loud metallic clang.
And the tyrannosaur stopped.
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From: Mechanized Masterpieces: a Steampunk Anthology by A.F. StewartShe holstered her weapon, raising the hem of her skirts and stepping lightly around the dead bodies.
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– Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein”It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.
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--- Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan RenshawFirst, the wind would rumble in the distance like an approaching river, then he would see grass bend, pressed by a great invisible hand. The dull rumble would rise in pitch to a swishing, lashing exultation, causing stalks to lie flat against the ground while the tougher branches of shrubs held themselves up and shrieked their defiance in the gusts.
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April continues with .....
Sage advice
From Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
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Sage advice
From Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
********************“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
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From Witch Hall by Rachel HawkinsYou know," someone said off to my left, "I usually find a blocking spell to be a lot more effective than yelling 'Bad dog,' but maybe that's just me.
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– Alice Hoffman, "Magic Lessons”Fate is what you make of it. You can make the best of it, or you can let it make the best of you.
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--- Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya AngelouWhat you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.
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Our next April prompt is --
Lyrics from a song
From The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
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Our next April prompt is --
Lyrics from a song
From The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
********************"Yet none but one of Hagsgate town
May bring the castle swirling down."
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– J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit”Fifteen birds in five firtrees,
their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze!
But, funny little birds, they had no wings!
O what shall we do with the funny little things?
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--- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareOne for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that's never been told.
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The last prompt that we have for April is --
From behind the scenes
From The Making of The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Jody Duncan
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The last prompt that we have for April is --
From behind the scenes
From The Making of The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Jody Duncan
********************Most of what was shot on Stage 27 involved the characters' points of view from inside the trailer as it approaches the cliff's edge, as well as shots of them hanging by ropes after the trailer has fallen and crashed below.
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From: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary ElwesSo when you see Westley fall to the ground and pass out, that’s not acting. That’s an overzealous actor actually losing consciousness
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Our first prompt for May is:
A sentence in a fortune cookie:
For example:
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A sentence in a fortune cookie:
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From: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiCourage does not always roar. Valor does not always shine.
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--- American Gods by Neil GaimanYOUR LUCKY NUMBER IS NONE.
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– Lynne Reid Banks, "The Farthest-Away Mountain”Evil can come in many a ‘guise,
And wrong advice confuse the wise.
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Our next prompt for May is:
A tabloid headline:
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Our next prompt for May is:
A tabloid headline:
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From: Drosselmeyer's Dream by Marian H. RoweWho could have thought that anyone would love a hideous nutcracker?
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