Finish the Quote - Take Two

[Artemisia Thorne]

"He devoted a considerable amount of his acute intelligence to…"

"...see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

"He devoted a considerable amount of his acute intelligence to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand."

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

"He devoted a considerable amount of his acute intelligence to…"

"uncovering hard evidence of the Priory's date"
from The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Ending with
He devoted a considerable amount of his acute intelligence to uncovering hard evidence of the Priory's date.

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans are on the way!

This week, let's try....

A young queen stands barefoot on …

– Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

If we add:

the Terran space station Galaxian in the year two thousand, one hundred and thirty-six

from Doctor Who: The Murder Game by Steve Lyons

We get...

A young queen stands barefoot on the Terran space station Galaxian in the year two thousand, one hundred and thirty-six.

[Emily Spencer]

“ A young queen stands barefoot on …”

Adding:

“…the middle of the town square, the moon and stars shimmering in the background.”
From Hooked by Emily McIntire

Finishing with:

“A young queen stands barefoot on the middle of the town square, the moon and stars shimmering in the background.”

[Artemisia Thorne]

"A young queen stands barefoot on..."

"...misty mountains cold." - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

"A young queen stands barefoot on misty mountains cold."

[Viviana Kingston]

“A young queen stands barefoot on …”

The earth - Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales

A young queen stands barefoot on the earth.

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

New Quote: “…the Shores of Sleep, but I remained oceans away.” — Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

Completed Quote:

A young queen stands barefoot on the Shores of Sleep, but I remained oceans away.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

“ A young queen stands barefoot on …”


Add

"the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen."
from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling

Ending up with
A young queen stands barefoot on the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen.

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans should be with you now!

This week's quote is from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling:

A second, very small parcel contained...

Adding...

a little box of plain grey wood, unadorned save for a single silver rune upon the lid.

from The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

Results in...

A second, very small parcel contained a little box of plain grey wood, unadorned save for a single silver rune upon the lid.

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

New Quote: “…the ice by Snow White Falls, there lies the fairest of them all.” — Kathryn Wesley, The 10th Kingdom

Completed Quote:

A second, very small parcel contained the ice by Snow White Falls, there lies the fairest of them all.

[Emily Spencer]

Starting with:
“ A second, very small parcel contained...”

Adding:
“The extraordinary sculptures of the goddesses of industry and agriculture, who stood amid the draped folds of their gowns, each flanked by the symbols of her domain. “
From: The Seamstress of New Orleans by Diane C. McPhail

Ending with:
“A second, very small parcel contained the extraordinary sculptures of the goddesses of industry and agriculture, who stood amid the draped folds of their gowns, each flanked by the symbols of her domain.”

[Artemisia Thorne]

"A second, very small parcel contained..."

"...a god named Fred." - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

"A second, very small parcel contained a god named Fred."

[Viviana Kingston]

A second, very small parcel contained...

Adding:

one of the model toy trains he’d been admiring in the catalogue - Chasing River by MC Sakala

Ending with:

A second, very small parcel contained one of the model toy trains he’d been admiring in the catalogue.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

"A second, very small parcel contained..."

adding to it -
"a hard, lightweight black stone with a "magic" reputation."
from Know Your Gems by Shop LC
(Oddly, I cannot find this book on Goodreads and also, it might be titled 'Shop LC Know Your Gems'. But it is a book, with 79 pages, and I'm looking at it so this is maybe from the Room of Requirement or the unknowable library or the library of the University at Discworld or someplace like that...)

Ending up with
A second, very small parcel contained a hard, lightweight black stone with a "magic" reputation.

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans have been sent!

Our final quote for December is…

But . . . according to my left elbow,

– The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

With…

Netherfield Park is let at last.

– Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

It becomes…

But . . . according to my left elbow, Netherfield Park is let at last.

[Artemisia Thorne]

"But... according to my left elbow, ..."

"...we need hope, or else we cannot endure." - Sarah J Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

"But... according to my left elbow, we need hope, or else we cannot endure."

[Emily Spencer]

“But . . . according to my left elbow, “

Adding:
“…with great attachment comes the pain of great loss.”
From: Miss Marley by Vanessa Lafaye


Ending with:
“But…according to my left elbow, with great attachment comes the pain of great loss.”

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

New Quote: “…we all die and end up rotting underground eaten by maggots so we should enjoy our birthdays while we have them. I found it thoughtful.” — Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

Completed Quote:

But . . . according to my left elbow, we all die and end up rotting underground eaten by maggots so we should enjoy our birthdays while we have them. I found it thoughtful.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Beans have been sent!

2024 starts out with .... (a returning favorite because I can and because Sky used it to close out 2023)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that ..."
from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Adding to it -

"... the Iberian horse is also blessed with a superb temperament which complements his physical ability to offer advanced work, and this too is invaluable to the student."
from The Royal Horse of Europe - The Story of the Andalusian and Lusitano by Sylvia Loch

Ending with
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the Iberian horse is also blessed with a superb temperament which complements his physical ability to offer advanced work, and this too is invaluable to the student.

[Emily Spencer]

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that ..."

Adding:
"Tearing down the rest of the world won't make you happy. Look inside yourself. Because finding who you were meant to be? What you were put into this world to do? That's what fills the emptiness. It's the only thing that can.”
From Splintered by A.G. Howard

Ending with:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that tearing down the rest of the world won't make you happy. Look inside yourself. Because finding who you were meant to be? What you were put into this world to do? That's what fills the emptiness. It's the only thing that can.”