The Book Game!

[Liatai]

Hey all! Let's play a game. 

It's simple; someone posts a page number, a paragraph number, and a sentence number. You just take a book near you -- a textbook, a novel, a rulebook, a cookbook, a field guide, whatever you have nearby -- and open it to said page, look for that paragraph and that sentence within that paragraph, and type the line you see. Then, pick another page, paragraph, and sentence for someone else to report!

We might as well start at the beginning, so here goes...

Page 1, paragraph 1, sentence 1. Go!

[bradypodidae]

Bayrd pressed the coin between his thumb and forefinger.

page 421, paragraph 3, sentence 2.




(A memory of Light, Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson)

[Inumo]

"Copernicus had thought that the heavens conformed to mathematical regularity; Galileo saw this regularity throughout physical nature." (The Western Heritage Since 1300 AP Edition, 10th Edition)

Page 94, paragraph 6, sentence 3.

[Gabi]

"They are potentials, or integrals." (The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace edition, 1969).

It took me a while to find a book in English in this room.

[bradypodidae]

"They are potentials, or integrals." (The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace edition, 1969).

It took me a while to find a book in English in this room.

The rules didn't stipulate a language. I say go with what you got! ;-]

(page 243, paragraph 6, sentence 2) He shook his head violently at the question - The Drop, Michael Connelly 2011

Page 144, paragraph 7, sentence 3.

[Liatai]

Creatures that are affected by this power or that successfully save against it cannot be affected again by the same hag's horrific appearance for 24 hours.

Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Monster Manual, description of the sea hag's abilities. The first book I reached for only had three very long paragraphs on page 144.

Page 137, paragraph 3, sentence 1 for the next person!

[AmberCross]

One afternoon, a sudden hailstorm blew in from the kells.

Oh no, spoilers! I hadn't actually gotten that far into Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire yet, and now I know there's going to be a hailstorm

1, 2, 3... go!

[ShadesFox]

"It is required when a system administrator wants to compare a number of systems and wants to decide which system is best for a given set of applications."

The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation, and Modeling. Anyone surprised I have such a thing doesn't know me very well ;p

Page 35, paragraph 2, sentence 2

[VAE]

"Budou nás potřebovat".

(V. Páral - Válka s mnohozvířetem (Čs. spisovatel 1983))

Page 62, paragraph 3, sentence 5

[Angel]

"Luke was a physician, and he had access to drugs."

(Napalm and Silly Putty - George Carlin)

Page 100, paragraph 2, sentence 1.

[techmaster-glitch]

"He turned his head to look at the Lady of Jewels to ask a question that was almost a challenge."

The Kingless Land, by Ed Greenwood.

Page 54, Paragraph 3, Sentance 3.

[bradypodidae]

"Tomorrow is Friday, and among my people, no work may be done that day."

Pawn and Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett, 1997

Page 88, paragraph 2, sentence 2