International Book week

[veggiechicken]

It's International Book week. The rules; grab the closest book to you, turn to page 52. Post the fifth sentence as your status. Don't mention the title.

[veggiechicken]

This time we had to approach some higher authority.

[bramble]

Real footballers get bashed all the time.

[Verinda]

"What a silly thing love is".

[cariann88]

"Joyce, what's wrong?"

[Martin H]

Burns' love for Margaret Thatcher stems from the battles and victories of Britain's tumultuous 1980s.

[Zelenina]

Or look at the flip side: think of all the interesting careers you've seen people in and ask yourself how many of them actually trained for that career.

[PyreneesPlot]

Lorsque l’eau frémit, faire glisser chaque œuf le long de la casserole.

(It's a cookbook!)

[mothhawk]

Nearest non-fiction -

We do not wish to be left with a great many unsealed and half-filled combs at the conclusion of the season, which apart from the loss of combs, detracts from the quality of the honey.

Nearest fiction -

Have you ever met a goblin before?

[Bren In Pots]

At first untroubled, they grew anxious as the hours past, and finally began to search the castle.

[Guest]

He contacted Lawes who asked for a ton of the nodules to be sent to him.

[noviceveggrower]

Mine is

They were hurrying along for the fear of trolls.

[meteor]

"Ignatius, was you wearing that cap when you spoke to the insurance man?"

[nellie-m]

"It has no lenght or breadth; it is made of only murky neurodynamic depths that cannot be rigorously monitored in any way, even in humans, where linguistic feedback can be idiosyncratic and deceptive."

[WPG]

'Cannot he walk unaided at all?' I whispered.