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Favorite Book Quote

  • February 13, 2008 at 7:46 am

    #93032

    Okay, I've got to share this one. Who here is a fan of Monk?

    Just recently read one of the media tie-in books and found a quote I absolutely adore.

    "You have to have faith in something." -- Natalie Teeger

    "I do. But I don't think Formula 409 is going to solve my problems."

    --Adrian Monk

    --Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg

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  • February 13, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    #778149

    Never read Monk. Come to think of it, I'm not sure there are any great quotations from books that strike me.

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  • February 13, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    #778153

    Heh.... it's ok Steve... we're all friends here... I don't know how to read either 😀

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  • February 13, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    #778156

    I can, for some unknown reason, only ever remember 2 exact phrases from the books I've read. One is from Erich Fromm:

    The quest for certainty blocks the quest for meaning.

    And the other is from a wonderful Lord of the Rings parody written by the Harvard Lampoon, called Bored of the Rings:

    He would have killed him then and there but pity stayed his hand.

    "It's a pity I've run out of bullets." he thought.

    I'm sure there are drugs for whatever it is I have.

    And then again, I might be wrong ...
    David Webb

  • February 14, 2008 at 4:14 am

    #778269

    David, I hate to break the news, but there are no drugs for what people like you & I have.

    But they are working on a vacine to prevent future outbreaks. @=)

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  • February 15, 2008 at 9:04 am

    #778881

    I know they are more of a 'guy' thing, but Curly from the Three Stooges had one:

    Brooklyn accent:

    "I tried to 't(h)ink, but nuttin' happened!'

    Groucho Marx:

    "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

    Churchill was good too - (paraphrasing here):

    From a dinner guest to him: "Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea.".

    Churchill: "Madam, if you were my wife, I would gladly drink it".

  • February 15, 2008 at 11:30 am

    #778949

    I love that Groucho Marx quote; another good one is:

    Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana 🙂

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  • February 15, 2008 at 11:47 am

    #778956

    Funny, I could remember the opening line, but had to look up the title of the book. 🙂

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    "Imagine you had to break some-ones arm."

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  • February 19, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    #779979

    From The Suspect, by John Lescroat:

    The albacore will have their vengeance.

    There is no "i" in team, but idiot has two.

  • February 19, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    #779980

    More Groucho:

    "Don't leave in a huff, leave in a hurry. If you can't leave in a hurry, leave in a taxi."

    There is no "i" in team, but idiot has two.

  • February 20, 2008 at 7:52 am

    #780207

    Steve Jones - Editor (2/13/2008)

    Never read Monk. Come to think of it, I'm not sure there are any great quotations from books that strike me.

    In one of Janet Evanovich's novels a secretary who is painstakingly removing clumps of mascara from her eyelashes says "It's f***ing hard to be a lady." Kind of says it all, eh?

    David mentioned Harvard Lampoon's Bored of the Rings. There's a good line in there about Legolamb (the elf) molesting a chipmonk.

  • February 20, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    #780362

    I like Monk.

    Here is one of my favorite from 'Gone with the Wind'

    'After all, tomorrow is another day'

  • February 21, 2008 at 12:53 am

    #780519

    Another Groucho Marx ( I think)

    " I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member"

    :Whistling:

    Madame Artois

  • February 21, 2008 at 10:56 am

    #780782

    I think that was W.C. Fields.

    There is no "i" in team, but idiot has two.

  • February 21, 2008 at 11:09 am

    #780797

    I'm glad I started this thread. I've been enjoying everyone's quotes. @=)

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