Wednesday, February 29, 2012

"All poems cause side effects"

"All poems cause side effects" - fourteen threadless needles by Vito Pasquale

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

"I was hoping there might be a clue here"

"I was hoping there might be a clue here" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Monday, February 27, 2012

"And you were hiding from the photographer?"

"And you were hiding from the photographer?" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Sunday, February 26, 2012

"I hated having to ask them to wait"

"I hated having to ask them to wait" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Saturday, February 25, 2012

"He needed somebody to lean on"

"He needed somebody to lean on" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Friday, February 24, 2012

"Don't worry about it, it's all right"

"Don't worry about it, it's all right" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Thursday, February 23, 2012

"It was nothing I had ever seen before"

"It was nothing I had ever seen before" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

"I never saw him playing cards, chess, or Scrabble"

"I never saw him playing cards, chess, or Scrabble" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

"Quarrelling, trading insults, but ever, at bottom, bosom pals"

"Quarrelling, trading insults, but ever, at bottom, bosom pals" - Citizin Conn by Michael Chabon

Monday, February 20, 2012

"I learned to pick out a hydrant"

"I learned to pick out a hydrant" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

And Now for Something Completely Different ...

... since it is this time of the year there is a special on the scrappress today.
On blackandwhiteandcolours normal service will resume tonight.


Sunday, February 19, 2012

"Its walls had been painted often enough"

"Its walls had been painted often enough" - Citizen Conn by Michael Chabon

Saturday, February 18, 2012

"I could have gone through the door"

"I could have gone through the door" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Friday, February 17, 2012

"A silent place where no one would hear my cries of outrage or pleas for freedom"

"A silent place where no one would hear my cries of outrage or pleas for freedom" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Thursday, February 16, 2012

"They were waiting for me at the end of the line"

"They were waiting for me at the end of the line" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

"I couldn't sleep that night, not a wink"

"I couldn't sleep that night, not a wink" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

"I was quiet a moment"

"I was quiet a moment" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Monday, February 13, 2012

"Let me catch my breath"

"Let me catch my breath" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Sunday, February 12, 2012

"You can't be serious! Have you gone mad? Leave here?"

"You can't be serious! Have you gone mad? Leave here?" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Saturday, February 11, 2012

"Better than working, isn't it?"

"Better than working, isn't it?" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Friday, February 10, 2012

"All my life I'd been the one looking down on the world"

"All my life I'd been the one looking down on the world" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Thursday, February 9, 2012

"At first they kept us in cages like zoo animals"

"At first they kept us in cages like zoo animals" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

"I'm sorry this happened to you"

"I'm sorry this happened to you" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

"It's the best-looking people who have the best chances"

"It's the best-looking people who have the best chances" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Monday, February 6, 2012

"What sounds came from the street were distant, indistinguishable"

"What sounds came from the street were distant, indistinguishable" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Sunday, February 5, 2012

"I think it's better to be up high"

"I think it's better to be up high" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Saturday, February 4, 2012

"I'm happy to be here with you"

"I'm happy to be here with you" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Friday, February 3, 2012

"And then his gray eyes would drop to her face once more"

"And then his gray eyes would drop to her face once more" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Thursday, February 2, 2012

"Nothing wrong with it"

"Nothing wrong with it" - Someone by Alice McDermott

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

"Does the combination mean anything to you?"

"Does the combination mean anything to you?" - 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs