I was also thinking "It was a pleasure to burn."
Ah, lovely. Damn, I love that book.
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Steph L. - Dec 16, 2004 5:52:52 am PST #6657 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
JohnSweden - Dec 16, 2004 5:53:35 am PST #6658 of 10002
I can't even.
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."
Yup. I went and looked at the opening line of Fellowship, but it didn't ping me. I'm AFB of my copy of Nine Princes but that has a pretty memorable opening.
brenda m - Dec 16, 2004 5:53:54 am PST #6659 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hee. And another recent contender:
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Polter-Cow - Dec 16, 2004 5:54:39 am PST #6660 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
AFB
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Oh. Away from Book. Heh.
sumi - Dec 16, 2004 6:07:33 am PST #6661 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
In HP news, The Sun reports that there will be some sort of announcement on JK Rowling's website on Christmas Day.
brenda m - Dec 16, 2004 6:08:59 am PST #6662 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
U.K. LeGuin talks about the Earthsea debacle in Slate: [link]
sumi - Dec 16, 2004 6:10:37 am PST #6663 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Boy, she's talking about it all over the place, isn't she?
Polter-Cow - Dec 16, 2004 6:11:31 am PST #6664 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Sun reports that there will be some sort of announcement on JK Rowling's website on Christmas Day.
The announcement: "Merry Christmas!"
brenda m - Dec 16, 2004 6:12:25 am PST #6665 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh yeah. Part of me wants to say just let go already. But I've neither read the books nor seen the movie, so I don't have the emotional connection to care.
Connie Neil - Dec 16, 2004 6:13:28 am PST #6666 of 10002
brillig
Boy, she's talking about it all over the place, isn't she?
She was willing to let it go until the producers started talking about what she intended the theme of EArthsea to be.