"Let me catch my breath"

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

"Nowhere is safe these days"

"Nowhere is safe these days" - Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin

"There is evidence of styling gel"

"There is evidence of styling gel" - Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

"There was so much I didn't understand"

"There was so much I didn't understand" - Love Songs from a Shallow Grave by Colin Cotterill

"It makes sense to me"

"It makes sense to me" - Love Songs from a Shallow Grave by Colin Cotterill

"It's so easy to hide these days"

"It's so easy to hide these days" - An Anonymous Island by Yi Mun-Yol

"What kind of vacuum are you filling?"

"What kind of vacuum are you filling?" - Town of Cats by Haruki Murakami

"Come on now, we've got things to do"

"Come on now, we've got things to do" -  Gabriel's Gift by Hanif Kureishi

 

"He suddenly felt vulnerable, and mortal"

"He suddenly felt vulnerable, and mortal" - Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill

"There was a long admiring pause"

"There was a long admiring pause" - Home by George Saunders

"This was where they sighted the bear"

"This was where they sighted the bear" - Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill

"The lost years had not proven all bad, though"

"The lost years had not proven all bad, though" - Zero Day by Mark Russinovich

"He had to move soon or he'd be forced to turn back"

"He had to move soon or he'd be forced to turn back" - Zero Day by Mark Russinovich

"The more it changes, the more it is the same"

"The more it changes, the more it is the same" - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

"Come, folks. We'll sneak out ahead of the crowd"

"Come, folks. We'll sneak out ahead of the crowd" - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

"She wanted them to have a fantastic time out in the world"

"She wanted them to have a fantastic time out in the world" - He Knew by Donald Antrim

"And yes, I am wondering too, if and when yesterday's posts and comments will be restored ;-)"

"Wondering ... " by Martina :-)

"I'm not saying I'm right"

"I'm not saying I'm right" - The Good Samaritan by Thomas McGuane

"He has no one to take care of and he can relax"

"He has no one to take care of and he can relax" - Rollingwood by Ben Marcus

"I didn't want there to be any silences out of which ugly truths might tumble"

"I didn't want there to be any silences out of which ugly truths might tumble" - Honor by Tessa Hadley