The Modesitt Quote Game

Hunter B · Post by **Hunter B** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 4:25 pm

Thanks that narrows it down, hopefully someone can figure this thing out.

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:40 am

EJSarao wrote:
EJSarao wrote:"Learning is sharing, and one cannot learn if one offers nothing to share, and words are the manner in which one must share knowledge."

Ethos Effect page 83

Colonel Jose Marie Marti Argenti attache speaking to Van at their first meeting in response to Can quoting Cameros.

Warm crackinling fire

thaws one chilly quote...still looking for the second one.

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:44 am

"You don't like it when people are deceptive, but you use the absolute truth just as deceptively as some people use lies."

Ethos Effect

this is a guess-but it has to be Emily talking to Van....I think...

RecluceMage · Post by **RecluceMage** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:22 am

Hey, good job Torybear. Your turn to think up a good quote, and my turn to try and figure out this sherlock point posting.

My quotes weren't really all that elusive, were they? Do I need to find easier ones in the future?

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:28 am

If they were too easy, there would be no fun in it.

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 am

okay give me a half hour to find something good
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vengance hehe...

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:59 am

Here goes

Don't hurt or manipulate others and you can do whatever you have the resources to do.
...
"What is manipulation."

"The use of pscychological force, the implication of physical or administrative force to persuade another to commit actions against the well-being of another, including himself or herself."

Happy hunting

RecluceMage · Post by **RecluceMage** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:41 am

Ok, I know I have to wait five terribly long days before doing any more quote guessing, but what about cold quotes? Do I have to wait five more days before I can guess on them? Do we even have any cold quotes?

::wanders off to seek the needle in the 11 other pages of this topic::

RecluceMage · Post by **RecluceMage** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:23 pm

OK, it has taken me nearly all day (what with all the interruptions, like having to actually do what I'm payed to do) but I have made a really nifty file. It has all the quotes that have been posted int his thread and all the answers. This having been done it is easy for me to see if there are any cold quotes, because they do not have a highlighted answer after them. I am going to post them here first for their original posters to confirm that yes, indeed, they were never answered correctly, and once that has been done then the rest of us hungry quoters can be let loose upon them.

Oldblevins wrote:I had the feeling that...had oiled his way to his present position, oozing charm from every pore as he made his way across every type of floor. He was the kind I disliked almost on sight.

Jwebster wrote:Your saving grace has been your willingness to undergo punishment for your mistakes. Accept yourself and keep that willingness, and it may be enough to protect us all.

So, if oldblevins and jwebster would please reply as to if they are still cold, then we can get going on them. I realize that there may be some debate about the last quote, and I remind you all that it is up to the Quoter to determine whether a quote has been guessed correctly.

Post by **Kvetch** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:15 pm

I thought that the second post was to Loki in Timegod's wotsit, and that I had posted this ?

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as to your quote it sounds parafaith war ish, but isn't - perhaps the ethos effect ? (don't know as havn't read it).

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what is the protocol if the guesser gets the book right but the character wrong - do you say that explicitly, or just say 'wrong' ? (personally, I tend towards the first.

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:20 pm

If they are doing a drive by guess I would probably just say it was wrong...if they were relatively close then I would probably say right book wrong character vice vera.

Incidentally it is not Parafaith War

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:54 pm

I didn't guess P W - I guessed E E from similarities. (I do hope I have the right pair of books - do I mean gravity dreams ?)

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:28 pm

Sorry...need book and speakers/listeners

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:47 pm

Just to keep things moving here is the quote again along with a hint.

Don't hurt or manipulate others and you can do whatever you have the resources to do.
...
"What is manipulation."

"The use of pscychological force, the implication of physical or administrative force to persuade another to commit actions against the well-being of another, including himself or herself."

The book is a Sci-Fi standalone

RecluceMage · Post by **RecluceMage** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:11 am

This is the fifth day for this quote.... does that mean I get to start guessing tomorrow?

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:07 pm

Absolutely

RecluceMage · Post by **RecluceMage** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 8:35 am

Hmm... stand alone sci-fi... I should know this one, and I think I could find it, if only I had all my books here... I'm really thinking Adiamante and Ektor DeJanes. One of my favorite books, and also one that is in storage, and not here!

Gil galad · Post by **Gil galad** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:41 pm

Yeah it does sound like adiamante actually ill go see if i can find it...

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 6:36 am

torybear wrote:Just to keep things moving here is the quote again along with a hint.
Don't hurt or manipulate others and you can do whatever you have the resources to do.
...
"What is manipulation."

"The use of pscychological force, the implication of physical or administrative force to persuade another to commit actions against the well-being of another, including himself or herself."
The book is a Sci-Fi standalone

Hint number 2: Aquacyan

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:46 am

Gravity Dreams, Cerrelle to Tyndel.

you didn't give the requirements to get the quote. I'm not sure If it's Cerrelle, it could be Alyshia [sp] or another.

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 10:48 am

torybear wrote:Sorry...need book and speakers/listeners

I gave the requirements, I probably should have restated them. But regardless you are correct.

Your turn.

Post by **KiltanneN** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:25 am

It sounds like something Co-Ordinater Ektor said in Adiamant - I was just looking for it - I thought he said it to the Cyb Kemra...

obviously I was wrong I guess...

kilt

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:16 pm

Ok, here's one:

X tried a small brown cake, the one with green-and-white striped icing, forcing himself to eat it slowly, while not gagging on a texture that seemed heavily saturated with a rather raw substitute for rum.

it's as obscure as I can make it whithout making it impossible.

Oh, yes: what was the colour of the cake the other person took (in the next paragraph, to be clear). if you can reference the book and X, that will do as well.

torybear · Post by **torybear** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:44 pm

agghhh!!!!
I know this one....this is killing me.....razzem frazzem!

jweb · Post by **jweb** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 5:33 pm

Kvetch wrote:it's as obscure as I can make it whithout making it impossible.

That's not too hard, but I'll let someone else answer since I don't have any follow-up quotes handy.

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