"Blood hath been shed ere now"

"Blood hath been shed ere now" - Macbeth by William Shakespeare

"In my way I also am an artist"

"In my way I also am an artist" - The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

"She walked out of the inn"

"She walked out of the inn" - The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

"I thought it was good news"

"I thought it was good news" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"Everybody knows that"

"Everybody knows that" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"There are no cats on the moon"

"There are no cats on the moon" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"I was a brave fireman"

"I was a brave fireman" - Slam by Nick Hornby

"I needed my skateboard"

"I needed my skateboard" - Slam by Nick Hornby

"Yet execute thy wrath in me alone"

"Yet execute thy wrath in me alone" - Richard III by William Shakespeare

"And hate the idle pleasures of these dayes"

"And hate the idle pleasures of these dayes" - Richard III by William Shakespeare

"He wasn't me"

"He wasn't me" - Slam by Nick Hornby

"I was getting butterflies by this time"

"I was getting butterflies by this time" - Slam by Nick Hornby

"I couldn't think of what to say"

"I couldn't think of what to say" - Up Against the Wall by T. C. Boyle

"An old dog lay on the rug"

"An old dog lay on the rug" - The Doubtfulness of Water by T. C. Boyle

"Ever since his father left"

"Ever since his father left" - Up Against the Wall by T. C. Boyle

"I was hungry for something"

"I was hungry for something" - Up Against the Wall by T. C. Boyle

"My Ego. He just walked in"

"My Ego. He just walked in" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"We're taking it slow"

"We're taking it slow" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"When shall we three meet again?"

"When shall we three meet again?" - Macbeth by William Shakespeare

"And I do. I do smile"

"And I do. I do smile" - Jubilation by T. C. Boyle

"By noon, he was gone"

"By noon, he was gone" - Rastrow's Island by T. C. Boyle

"I am 'Hula Pig'"

"I am 'Hula Pig'" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"And he stood in the blast"

"And he stood in the blast" - Swept Away by T. C. Boyle

"There was a stripe of sun on the carpet"

"There was a stripe of sun on the carpet" - The Kind Assassin by T. C. Boyle

"His name was Seymour"

"His name was Seymour" - Dogology by T. C. Boyle

"The bird woman clenched her teeth"

"The bird woman clenched her teeth" - Swept away by T. C. Boyle

"It hurt a lot"

"It hurt a lot" - A Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami

"I doubt there're any monkeys here"

"I doubt there're any monkeys here" - A Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami

"This was not my idea"

"This was not my idea" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"Save the pancakes for later"

"Save the pancakes for later" - Where I'm likely to find it by Haruki Murakami

"To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle"

"To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle" - Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Bad Duck"

"Bad Duck" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"In the fell clutch of circumstance"

"In the fell clutch of circumstance" - Invictus by Willam Ernest Henley

"I dance attendance here"

"I dance attendance here" - King Richard III by Shakespeare

"A new point we have in common"

"A new point we have in common" - Crabs by Haruki Murakami

"1971 was the Year of Spaghetti"

"1971 was the Year of Spaghetti" - The Year of Spaghetti by Haruki Murakami

"Art thou a silk-worm?"

"Art thou a silk-worm?" - Moby Dick by Herman Melville

"Call me Ishmael"

"Call me Ishmael" - Moby Dick by Herman Melville

"They forgot to feed the dog"

"They forgot to feed the dog" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"Suddenly, it all happened again"

"Suddenly, it all happened again" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"Cats often disappear like that"

"Cats often disappear like that" - Man-eating cats by Haruki Murakami

"It looked like the bottom of the sea"

"It looked like the bottom of the sea" - Man-eating cats by Haruki Murakami

"Walking is a whole lot better"

"Walking is a whole lot better" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"My reflection in the mirror wasn't me"

"My reflection in the mirror wasn't me" - The Mirror by Haruki Murakami

"A woman was asleep in the house"

"A woman was asleep in the house" - Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

"I think I am happy, there's nothing wrong"

"I think I am happy, there's nothing wrong" - Airplane by Haruki Murakami

"You forgot the coffee"

"You forgot the coffee" - Pearls Before Swine Calendar 2008 by Stephan Pastis

"I've stopped thinking about things at night"

"I've stopped thinking about things at night" - New York Mining Disaster by Haruki Murakami

"Maybe cats aren't so common in Hokkaido"

"Maybe cats aren't so common in Hokkaido" - New York Mining Disaster by Haruki Murakami

"Dis Not Plan Me Have in Mind, Floyd"

"Dis Not Plan Me Have in Mind, Floyd" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis