“‘Would Sark hesitate to stop at murder in such a case?’” The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov.
‘May I have that paper, Eileen?’
Red Dragon, Thomas Harris
“A lot of people were like Dwayne: they created chemicals in their own bodies which were bad for their heads.”
Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut
“Mr. Lorry, look again upon the prisoner.”
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Oh my shit, longest sentence ever:
“Quite by accident, of course, some pretty easy music lay on the piano; and, with trembling fingers, and frequent stops to listen and look about, Beth at last touched the great instrument, and straightaway forgot her fear, herself, and everything else, but the unspeakable delight which the music gave her, for it was like the voice of a beloved friend.”Little Women - Lousia May Alcott
“The doctor chose his second-finest pen from the array in his white coat’s breast pocket and made some sort of note on Kate Gompert’s new chart for this particular psych ward.”
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
