"Gone fishing"

"Will be back around 5th of July" - Gone Fishing by Martina ;-)

"It was hiding under a fallen branch like a scared animal"

"It was hiding under a fallen branch like a scared animal" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"All your certainties are being blown away"

"All your certainties are being blown away" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"Could a god, once created, become impossible to destroy?"

"Could a god, once created, become impossible to destroy?" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"It was love, or felt like it"

"It was love, or felt like it" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"Keep your secret. Secrets are for children, and spies"

"Keep your secret. Secrets are for children, and spies" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"And for sorcerers. And for lovers too. And kings"

"And for sorcerers. And for lovers too. And kings" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"Is that how a king should be raised?"

"Is that how a king should be raised?" - The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

"As he kept reminding me, he was twelve years older than I was"

"As he kept reminding me, he was twelve years older than I was" - Old Wounds by Edna O'Brien

"For several years there was no communication between us at all"

"For several years there was no communication between us at all" - Old Wounds by Edna O'Brien

"There were a few clumps of devil's pokers"

"There were a few clumps of devil's pokers" - Old Wounds by Edna O'Brien

"My despair cannot be described"

"My despair cannot be described" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"The boy with the long arms was never seen again"

"The boy with the long arms was never seen again" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"My dad thought it would be educational"

"My dad thought it would be educational" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"They were never going to like me anyway"

"They were never going to like me anyway" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"It was as if I wasn't there. In fact often I wasn't"

"It was as if I wasn't there. In fact often I wasn't" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"Somehow the moment never seemed right to ask"

"Somehow the moment never seemed right to ask" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"Tell me this is just a bad, bad dream"

"Tell me this is just a bad, bad dream" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"People were charmed and captivated"

"People were charmed and captivated" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"People looked forward to the future"

"People looked forward to the future" - The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

"These days she seldom glanced in his direction"

"These days she seldom glanced in his direction" - Love Affair With Secondaries by Craig Raine

"The pair undressed quickly and silently"

"The pair undressed quickly and silently" - Love Affair With Secondaries by Craig Raine

"Wasn't it crazy for him to be out there on his own"

"Wasn't it crazy for him to be out there on his own" - Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin

"You've been under a lot of pressure"

"You've been under a lot of pressure" - Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin

"That's just where I was headed"

"That's just where I was headed" - Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin

"She was about his own age, a little ragged around the edges"

"She was about his own age, a little ragged around the edges" - Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin

"He would remain undetected if he wished to be"

"He would remain undetected if he wished to be" - Ava's Apartment by Jonathan Lethem

"The rooms weren't going to tell him who he was"

"The rooms weren't going to tell him who he was" - Ava's Apartment by Jonathem Lethem

"Who he was seemed actually to have slipped his mind"

"Who he was seemed actually to have slipped his mind" - Ava's Apartment by Jonathan Lethem