Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
Although that is of course the opening to a poem, not I believe any particular book, so I could be barking up the wrong tree (again).
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Well, it is not the beginning of a book, but of a poem of course.
But one can often find it by itself, not with the remainder of the book it was originally published in.
You did bark up the correct tree (last time you also did, in fact, but up a single tree when I expected two).
Well, I suppose you earned the sherlock and the next quote without even naming the poem, it is so obvious now!
But one can often find it by itself, not with the remainder of the book it was originally published in.
You did bark up the correct tree (last time you also did, in fact, but up a single tree when I expected two).
Well, I suppose you earned the sherlock and the next quote without even naming the poem, it is so obvious now!
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Lewis Carrol's Jabberwocky for the record.
OK, here is another one where translation is a factor. I've chosen to use one of it's renderings in English.
OK, here is another one where translation is a factor. I've chosen to use one of it's renderings in English.
Lo, we have heard of Spear-Danes in days of yore, of folk-kings' prowness, how the princes wrought deeds of valor
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
I have always assumed so. I gave you one for Jabberwocky, and in the case of the Resident Patient/Cardboard Box, I had explicitly stated that only the full answer (mentioning both stories in a single post) deserved a sherlock, not a partial one (either story) that would still confer the next quote.
See also Sue's post
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See also Sue's post
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Human is as human does....Animals don't weep, Nine
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I'm not certain because I haven't read the book or graphic novel it's based on, but the "Voice of Fate" is making me think "V for Vendetta?"
and just in case i'm right:
and just in case i'm right:
There should be enough here to get you started.The first real writer I ever knew was a man who did all of his work under the name of August Van Zorn. He lived at the McClelland Hotel, which my grandmother owned, in the uppermost room of its turret, and taught English literature at Coxley, a small college on the other side of the minor Pennsylvania river that split our town in two.
...There's only
that one person, not exactly brave,
but too unhappy to be reasonable,
who crosses the moat, scales the walls.
- from "History" by Stephen Dunn
that one person, not exactly brave,
but too unhappy to be reasonable,
who crosses the moat, scales the walls.
- from "History" by Stephen Dunn
More than ten days since it was proposed, no suggestion by any player, no hints from chrisrayn, who did not post anything anywhere else on this forum either.chrisrayn wrote:There should be enough here to get you started.The first real writer I ever knew was a man who did all of his work under the name of August Van Zorn. He lived at the McClelland Hotel, which my grandmother owned, in the uppermost room of its turret, and taught English literature at Coxley, a small college on the other side of the minor Pennsylvania river that split our town in two.
I call that
and offer a new first line. No trick here, a book, not a poem, written in english, not a translation, but I had to replace the name of a character by XXX lest it was a dead giveaway.The fluffy ball of fur in XXX's lap stirred and put forth a round, prick-eared head as the steady pulse of the shuttle's thruster died.
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A longer one?
xxx is just the gender-appropriate pronoun for XXX, and yyy is the species of the "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs.
The fluffy ball of fur in XXX's lap stirred and put forth a round, prick-eared head as the steady pulse of the shuttle's thruster died. A delicate mouth of needle-sharp fangs yawned, and the yyy turned its head to regard xxx with wide, grass-green eyes.
xxx is just the gender-appropriate pronoun for XXX, and yyy is the species of the "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs.
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One week since I first posted it and no answer?
When I showed it to a friend of mine who, I knew it, had read it (in fact, he introduced me to this author) he did not recognize it, but with just one extra word, he found it:
xxx is just the gender-appropriate pronoun for XXX, and yyy is the species of the "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs, who utters "Bleek".
One more hint: this is not just the first line of a book, but the first line of an entire series of books centered on XXX, and where the "fluffy ball" is a supporting character, but quite an important one.
When I showed it to a friend of mine who, I knew it, had read it (in fact, he introduced me to this author) he did not recognize it, but with just one extra word, he found it:
The fluffy ball of fur in XXX's lap stirred and put forth a round, prick-eared head as the steady pulse of the shuttle's thruster died. A delicate mouth of needle-sharp fangs yawned, and the yyy turned its head to regard xxx with wide, grass-green eyes.
"Bleek?"
xxx is just the gender-appropriate pronoun for XXX, and yyy is the species of the "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs, who utters "Bleek".
One more hint: this is not just the first line of a book, but the first line of an entire series of books centered on XXX, and where the "fluffy ball" is a supporting character, but quite an important one.
Human is as human does....Animals don't weep, Nine
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Even longer, and now if you ever read it, you're bound to recognize it.
XXXfirst and XXlast are just XXX's first and last name, and yyy is the species of the six-limbed "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs, who utters "Bleek".
First line (first lines, rather) of an entire series of books centered on XXX, and where the "fluffy ball" is a supporting character, but quite an important one.
The fluffy ball of fur in XXXfirst XXXlast's lap stirred and put forth a round, prick-eared head as the steady pulse of the shuttle's thruster died. A delicate mouth of needle-sharp fangs yawned, and the yyy turned its head to regard her with wide, grass-green eyes.
"Bleek?" it asked, and XXXfirst chuckled softly.
" 'Bleek' yourself," she said, rubbing the ridge of its muzzle. The green eyes blinked, and four of the yyy's six limbs reached out...
XXXfirst and XXlast are just XXX's first and last name, and yyy is the species of the six-limbed "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs, who utters "Bleek".
First line (first lines, rather) of an entire series of books centered on XXX, and where the "fluffy ball" is a supporting character, but quite an important one.
Human is as human does....Animals don't weep, Nine
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From discussions I have had, there is at least one member who would recognize it at first sight.... but he is not such a regular. Strangely enough he did post somewhere else since I posted this, apparently he did not visit this page. A research on older posts showed several other members are familiar with this author.. but they also do not visit so oftne anymore.
Oh, well... give it 24 more hours and call it cold?
Oh, well... give it 24 more hours and call it cold?
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Vorafred, when you make it cold please do not give out the answer - it is always great when weeks from now someone gets it right.
So just freeze . . to be quick thawed later. 
So just freeze
. . to be quick thawed later. If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
S Adams
S Adams
XXXfirst and XXlast are just XXX's first and last name,
Honor Harrington
and yyy is the species of the six-limbed "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs, who utters "Bleek".
Nimitz the tree cat.
The series is the "Honorverse" by David Weber.
As to WHICH book in the series it is, off the top of my head I can't really say, let me get back to the house to do a quick scan of the books and if I see it, I'll post back. (I am on lunch break at the moment, having just cleaned several thousand dead bugs off the wings and belly of a LearJet. I can't believe I get PAID to do this!!
James
Honor Harrington
and yyy is the species of the six-limbed "fluffy ball" with the prick-eared head and the needle-sharp fangs, who utters "Bleek".
Nimitz the tree cat.
The series is the "Honorverse" by David Weber.
As to WHICH book in the series it is, off the top of my head I can't really say, let me get back to the house to do a quick scan of the books and if I see it, I'll post back. (I am on lunch break at the moment, having just cleaned several thousand dead bugs off the wings and belly of a LearJet. I can't believe I get PAID to do this!!
James