Grab the book closest to you. Go to page 56. Find the 5th sentence. Write that sentence in the text box.
“Bits of it made him laugh, but he couldn’t seem to keep track of the broader premise, or plot (was there a premise, or plot?).”
Claire Messud, The Emperor’s Children
I don’t read books, nor do I have one… does Esquire count?
“The explosion in DIY porn, like so many crazes and mass phenomena, has been sparked by celebrities - - Tommy and Pam, Colin Farrell, Paris Hilton, to name a choice few - - and they remain our best hope for understanding our own worst impulses.
What’s With All the Ugly People Having Sex? , A Thousand Words About our Culture, by Stephen Marche.
(What was the chances of page 56 actually being a literary peice? Wow I got lucky).
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Stand up. Turn Around. Spit in your hand, Run outside and buy a hot dog. Come back to your chair. Stab yourself in the eye.
“I knew that.”
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
“Only a clever human can make a real Joke about virtue, or indeed about anything else; any of them can be trained to talk as if virtue were funny.”
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
But what she had to say was not for community ears, if there was even a slight chance that someone might overhear… .
The Shunning by Beverly Lewis
“Remember — no one lifts a hand to help—-“
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
“First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves eachother, but no one really likes eachother.”
Perks, Chbosky
