"Well, I've been having a great time here"

"Well, I've been having a great time here" - Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

"Yes, tonight it is arranged that I will be morose"

"Yes, tonight it is arranged that I will be morose" - Absolute Friends by John le Carré

"... he has a friend ..."

"... he has a friend ..." - Absolute Friends by John le Carré

"His knuckles scraped the wall behind him"

"His knuckles scraped the wall behind him" - Sleep by Roddy Doyle

"The silent dance resumed"

"The silent dance resumed" - Dead Souls by Ian Rankin