Finish the Quote - Take Two
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Finish the Quote - Take Two
Starting in September, we're bringing back a game we're played before, Finish the Quote..
Finish the Quote is a variation of Quick Quotes (which itself is based on the game Bring Your Own Book).
What we do is, once a week, give to you the beginning of a sentence, which is a quote from a book. You are invited to finish that sentence with a fragment (or complete sentence) from another book. (It can be another book by the same author, but it cannot be from the same book.)
Find a sentence fragment, and in your reply here, write it, and then write out the new, finished, 'quote'. The new sentence has to make linguistic sense, if not literal sense. Please remember, in your reply, to give us the book's name and author along with the sentence fragment!
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Our first prompt for 'Finish the Quote - Take Two' is:
"He knew by now that"
The Witches of Karres by James Schmitz
You respond with something like this --
"He knew by now that ..."
"a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
My completed new 'quote' is -
He knew by now that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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We ask that you make all quotes HOL-appropriate and keep this in mind when choosing a book to use (though we understand that it's not always possible to pick a book that is entirely g-rated).
Participation in this activity may contribute to your chances of snagging a Book Club award AND you will receive 10 Beans when you respond within the time limit (before the next prompt is posted).
If you have any suggestions for prompts, please send us a PM here at the forum with the subject "Finish the Quote Suggestions".
Remember to click the 'Subscribe Topic' above so you can receive notifications of new prompts.
Finish the Quote is a variation of Quick Quotes (which itself is based on the game Bring Your Own Book).
What we do is, once a week, give to you the beginning of a sentence, which is a quote from a book. You are invited to finish that sentence with a fragment (or complete sentence) from another book. (It can be another book by the same author, but it cannot be from the same book.)
Find a sentence fragment, and in your reply here, write it, and then write out the new, finished, 'quote'. The new sentence has to make linguistic sense, if not literal sense. Please remember, in your reply, to give us the book's name and author along with the sentence fragment!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Our first prompt for 'Finish the Quote - Take Two' is:
"He knew by now that"
The Witches of Karres by James Schmitz
You respond with something like this --
"He knew by now that ..."
"a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
My completed new 'quote' is -
He knew by now that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
***
We ask that you make all quotes HOL-appropriate and keep this in mind when choosing a book to use (though we understand that it's not always possible to pick a book that is entirely g-rated).
Participation in this activity may contribute to your chances of snagging a Book Club award AND you will receive 10 Beans when you respond within the time limit (before the next prompt is posted).
If you have any suggestions for prompts, please send us a PM here at the forum with the subject "Finish the Quote Suggestions".
Remember to click the 'Subscribe Topic' above so you can receive notifications of new prompts.
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"All tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums."
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
He knew by now that all tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
He knew by now that all tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums.
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“If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.”
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
He knew by now that if we don't have each other, we don't have anything.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
He knew by now that if we don't have each other, we don't have anything.
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
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"Suspecting and knowing are not the same."
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
He knew by now that suspecting and knowing are not the same.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
He knew by now that suspecting and knowing are not the same.
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“Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true..” - Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
He knew by now that our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.
He knew by now that our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.
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He failed to keep them safe; poor fools.
- The Odyssey, Homer (Trans. Emily Wilson)
- The Odyssey, Homer (Trans. Emily Wilson)
He knew by now that he failed to keep them safe; poor fools.
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Beans have been sent to Alison, Amy, Emily, Janne and Lex.
Our second prompt for September is:
"But when they turned she saw"
from A Wrinkle in Time by Madelein L'Engle
Finishing the quote:
"gold plates and cups, gold strips and bars, necklaces and rings and earrings of gold and silver."
from Cat-a-Lyst by Alan Dean Foster
Ending up with
But when they turned she saw gold plates and cups, gold strips and bars, necklaces and rings and earrings of gold and silver.
Our second prompt for September is:
"But when they turned she saw"
from A Wrinkle in Time by Madelein L'Engle
Finishing the quote:
"gold plates and cups, gold strips and bars, necklaces and rings and earrings of gold and silver."
from Cat-a-Lyst by Alan Dean Foster
Ending up with
But when they turned she saw gold plates and cups, gold strips and bars, necklaces and rings and earrings of gold and silver.
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“ the peacocks through a great, barred gate, with a funny little boy in a sailor suit and a wide-brimmed hat.”
From Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Bink
“But when they turned she saw the peacocks through a great, barred gate, with a funny little boy in a sailor suit and a wide-brimmed hat,”
From Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Bink
“But when they turned she saw the peacocks through a great, barred gate, with a funny little boy in a sailor suit and a wide-brimmed hat,”
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
Head Student/Slytherin Prefect/Student Teacher/Library & Book Club Head
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"...a lecture on the dangers of wandering into Mordor next."
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
But when they turned she saw a lecture on the dangers of wandering into Mordor next.
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
But when they turned she saw a lecture on the dangers of wandering into Mordor next.
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Beans have been sent to Emily and Janne
Our third prompt for September features the author of The Crystal Cave, Mary Stewart, and is:
"Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see ...""
from The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
Finishing the quote:
"the immense darkness of rock, the Shining Ones no longer shining, but pinnacles and towers of imminent blackness."
from My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart
Ending up with
Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see the immense darkness of rock, the Shining Ones no longer shining, but pinnacles and towers of imminent blackness.
Our third prompt for September features the author of The Crystal Cave, Mary Stewart, and is:
"Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see ...""
from The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
Finishing the quote:
"the immense darkness of rock, the Shining Ones no longer shining, but pinnacles and towers of imminent blackness."
from My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart
Ending up with
Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see the immense darkness of rock, the Shining Ones no longer shining, but pinnacles and towers of imminent blackness.
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New Quote: “Moonlit reflections trembled in the glass like schools of disturbed silver minnows.” — Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see moonlit reflections trembled in the glass like schools of disturbed silver minnows.
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"—Starry, starry night. Paint your palette blue & grey."
"—Starry, starry night. Paint your palette blue & grey."
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"...a perfect graveyard of buried hopes."
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see a perfect graveyard of buried hopes.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Below us, round in another angle of the quarry, I could see a perfect graveyard of buried hopes.
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Beans have been sent to Sindor and Janne
Our fourth September prompt is:
"Rarely would a week pass without"
from Lusitano: noble, courageous, eternal by Keron Psillas Oliveira
Finishing the quote:
"rehashing old times with others who belonged."
from Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Ending up with
Rarely would a week pass without rehashing old times with others who belonged.
Our fourth September prompt is:
"Rarely would a week pass without"
from Lusitano: noble, courageous, eternal by Keron Psillas Oliveira
Finishing the quote:
"rehashing old times with others who belonged."
from Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Ending up with
Rarely would a week pass without rehashing old times with others who belonged.
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New Quote: “… the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.” — Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
Rarely would a week pass without the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.
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"The bright red shame of being unloved"
From We were liars by E. Lockhart
New quote: "Rarely a week would pass without the bright red shame of being unloved."
From We were liars by E. Lockhart
New quote: "Rarely a week would pass without the bright red shame of being unloved."
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Beans have been sent to Sindor and Scarlet
The last prompt for September is:
"You thought it might be some kind of "
from Cyber Way by Alan Dean Foster
Finishing the quote:
"agreement."
from The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz
Ending up with
You thought it might be some kind of agreement.
The last prompt for September is:
"You thought it might be some kind of "
from Cyber Way by Alan Dean Foster
Finishing the quote:
"agreement."
from The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz
Ending up with
You thought it might be some kind of agreement.
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New Quote: “…happily ever after. But I think that happy endings don't just happen by accident- you can't wait for one. You have to make them happen.” — Michael Buckley, The Everafter War
Completed Quote:
Completed Quote:
You thought it might be some kind of happily ever after. But I think that happy endings don't just happen by accident- you can't wait for one. You have to make them happen.
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Finishing quote: "adventure in the great wide somewhere!" ~ Belle, Beauty and the Beast
New quote: "You thought it might be some kind of adventure in the great wide somewhere"
New quote: "You thought it might be some kind of adventure in the great wide somewhere"
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"...awfully big adventure.."
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
You thought it might be some kind of awfully big adventure.
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
You thought it might be some kind of awfully big adventure.
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Beans have been sent to Sindor and Scarlet and Janne
The first prompt for October is:
"My first meal aboard I heard"
from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
Finishing the quote:
"Run away! Run away! Run away!"
from The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Ending up with
My first meal aboard I heard "Run away! Run away! Run away!"
The first prompt for October is:
"My first meal aboard I heard"
from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
Finishing the quote:
"Run away! Run away! Run away!"
from The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Ending up with
My first meal aboard I heard "Run away! Run away! Run away!"