11. It was her own fault that she had fallen in love with him.
12. She cursed herself for lowering her guard and letting him into her life.
13. When she came to her senses again she cut off all contact with him. It had not been easy, but she had steeled herself.
14. She did not have a grain feeling left, because it would have been the same as bleeding to death.
15. His attitude had always been that if a woman clearly indicated that she did not want anything more to do with him, he would go away.
16. She liked her tattoos, especially the dragon on her left shoulder blade.
17. The driver was a rasta, and the bus sound system was playing "No woman No cry" full blast.
Showing posts with label The Girl Who Played with Fire. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Excerpt #1
1. "But steel drums fascinated her. It seemed hardly feasible that anyone could tune an oil barrel, and even less credible that the barrel could make music like nothing else in the world. She thought those sounds were like magic"
2. "Her studies had been unsystematic and without any real objective"
3. "He was not in love with her-they were about as unlike as two people could possibly be- but he was very fond of her and really missed her, exasperating as she sometimes was. He had though their liking was mutual. In short, he felt like an idiot. "
4. "Finally he made a decision. If she thought so little of him that she could not even bring herself to greet him when they saw each other, then their friendship was apparently over and the damage irreparable. He would make no attempt to contact her again."
5. "She had bought the garments that she never needed before."
6. "Just how dangerous is she?"
7. "He loved puzzles and riddles. To him, the answer was always obvious"
8. " Mathematics was actually a logical puzzle with endless variations-riddles that could be solved. The trick was not to solve the arithmetical problem. The trick was to understand combinations of various rules that made it possible to solve any mathematical problem whatsoever"
9. "The problem was simply that even if they counted until the end of time, they would never be able to test all existing numbers-they are inifinite"
10. "That was very brave but awfully stupid.."
2. "Her studies had been unsystematic and without any real objective"
3. "He was not in love with her-they were about as unlike as two people could possibly be- but he was very fond of her and really missed her, exasperating as she sometimes was. He had though their liking was mutual. In short, he felt like an idiot. "
4. "Finally he made a decision. If she thought so little of him that she could not even bring herself to greet him when they saw each other, then their friendship was apparently over and the damage irreparable. He would make no attempt to contact her again."
5. "She had bought the garments that she never needed before."
6. "Just how dangerous is she?"
7. "He loved puzzles and riddles. To him, the answer was always obvious"
8. " Mathematics was actually a logical puzzle with endless variations-riddles that could be solved. The trick was not to solve the arithmetical problem. The trick was to understand combinations of various rules that made it possible to solve any mathematical problem whatsoever"
9. "The problem was simply that even if they counted until the end of time, they would never be able to test all existing numbers-they are inifinite"
10. "That was very brave but awfully stupid.."
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