GUESS who wrote these lines game
RULES:
Ok, so I am not sure how to screen the comments, so we are going to do it this way. The goal here is to guess the gender of the writer. Please feel free to post to the list whether in your opinion man or woman wrote the following ten quotes. If you do NOT know the name of the book, then feel free to explain why you guessed one way or another (you do not have to). If you DO know the name of the book, please do NOT post it to the list, but feel free to e-mail it to me. My flist is short and I am pretty sure most of you have my e-mail, if you do not have it, please send me a message and I will send it to you.
I will count the names of the books as bonus points if guessed correctly and several people will have guessed the same numbers.
Forgive me if rules are confusing or ineffective, never done it before :)
I have plenty of good books to share, so if several of you guess correctly, do not worry you will all get the prises.
I will leave it open say for a week? I can do it for longer too, or if for some reason all of you decide to answer and I will see it, it will be done earlier.
HERE WE GO. Please remember just say man or woman, not the name of the book and author. Oh, vast majority of these quotes is from fiction, however feel free to not limit yourself to fiction when you are guessing:
1. “I’d have lost it without her. Pillar of strength and calm,” Billy said. He glanced back toward the waiting room and a smile touched the corners of his eyes. “She’s good at setting things aside until there’s time to deal with them. Once things have settled out, she’ll be a wreck, and it’ll be my turn to hold her up.”
2. “It has been some time since that I conceived of any event in this Life, which could call forth, feelings of mutual sympathy. But I know how closely entwined around a parents heart, are those chords which bind the filial to the parental Bosom, and when shaped asunder, how agonizing the pangs of separation”
3. “Men, I understand that you don’t like lice. Well, I don’t like ‘em neither. But this is an urgent business we have in hand: there is no time to ship wash-tubs and boil everything, and to get into Grimsholm you have to look like sloppy-joes, not like man-of-war’s men. I am sorry for it, but there is nothing I can do: it is all in the line of duty. And you need not fear for your hair, so long as you do not put on their hats. A very learned gentleman has told me that these are innocent lice: they go only for your body, never for your pigtails.”
4.
“And the waiting was almost as bad as the heat. Instead of being ready for a fight, with the normal anticipation of victory in battle against half-civilized enemy, the men were quiet, almost nervous, preparing to meet their ends. And Scolville could say nothing to contradict that expectation without insulting his men’s good sense and making himself look like a fool. How was an officer supposed to put heart into his men when every scrap of intelligence numbered at least ten Afghan tribesmen to every British soldier? No amount of pride and patriotism could overcome those odds”
5.
‘He had always respected her for her courage and integrity but now he found himself enjoying her company, partly as fellow traveler but also as a smart and attractive woman, who had faced her troubles and side-stepped self pity. Everything about her indicated a cheerful ability to get up and try again, and again after if need be”
6.
‘I reached the corner, but a swift glance revealed that it was only a blind drive to the back of another building. I was half-turned in anticipation; I had to hurriedly correct and dash across the narrow drive, back to the sidewalk. The street ended at the next corner, where there was a stop sign. I concentrated on the faint footsteps behind me, deciding whether or not to run. They sounded farther back, though and I knew they could outrun me in any case”
7.
“I am not accustomed at this point in my career to having to solicit commissions, but I did tell you that I was between engagements. You might spare my pride and regard that as a hint”
8.
"All that time after you left it was so easy to be pissed at you, to wrap myself in this mantle of betrayed friend and lover, act like you'd done me so horribly wrong, but the truth is... it was all a big fricking cover. Being angry and venting my hurt and frustration at you, was easier than having to admit that it was my fault. I know I'm the one who run you off.
9.
"It amused and touched her to discover this childish streak of vanity in him. But she knew that he would see through her at once if she tried to pander to it by saying anything more flattering than the truth"
Alla:
Okay, I think it is enough for now, was thinking of doing more, but too much typing.
Have fun guessing, if you want to of course :)
Ok, so I am not sure how to screen the comments, so we are going to do it this way. The goal here is to guess the gender of the writer. Please feel free to post to the list whether in your opinion man or woman wrote the following ten quotes. If you do NOT know the name of the book, then feel free to explain why you guessed one way or another (you do not have to). If you DO know the name of the book, please do NOT post it to the list, but feel free to e-mail it to me. My flist is short and I am pretty sure most of you have my e-mail, if you do not have it, please send me a message and I will send it to you.
I will count the names of the books as bonus points if guessed correctly and several people will have guessed the same numbers.
Forgive me if rules are confusing or ineffective, never done it before :)
I have plenty of good books to share, so if several of you guess correctly, do not worry you will all get the prises.
I will leave it open say for a week? I can do it for longer too, or if for some reason all of you decide to answer and I will see it, it will be done earlier.
HERE WE GO. Please remember just say man or woman, not the name of the book and author. Oh, vast majority of these quotes is from fiction, however feel free to not limit yourself to fiction when you are guessing:
1. “I’d have lost it without her. Pillar of strength and calm,” Billy said. He glanced back toward the waiting room and a smile touched the corners of his eyes. “She’s good at setting things aside until there’s time to deal with them. Once things have settled out, she’ll be a wreck, and it’ll be my turn to hold her up.”
2. “It has been some time since that I conceived of any event in this Life, which could call forth, feelings of mutual sympathy. But I know how closely entwined around a parents heart, are those chords which bind the filial to the parental Bosom, and when shaped asunder, how agonizing the pangs of separation”
3. “Men, I understand that you don’t like lice. Well, I don’t like ‘em neither. But this is an urgent business we have in hand: there is no time to ship wash-tubs and boil everything, and to get into Grimsholm you have to look like sloppy-joes, not like man-of-war’s men. I am sorry for it, but there is nothing I can do: it is all in the line of duty. And you need not fear for your hair, so long as you do not put on their hats. A very learned gentleman has told me that these are innocent lice: they go only for your body, never for your pigtails.”
4.
“And the waiting was almost as bad as the heat. Instead of being ready for a fight, with the normal anticipation of victory in battle against half-civilized enemy, the men were quiet, almost nervous, preparing to meet their ends. And Scolville could say nothing to contradict that expectation without insulting his men’s good sense and making himself look like a fool. How was an officer supposed to put heart into his men when every scrap of intelligence numbered at least ten Afghan tribesmen to every British soldier? No amount of pride and patriotism could overcome those odds”
5.
‘He had always respected her for her courage and integrity but now he found himself enjoying her company, partly as fellow traveler but also as a smart and attractive woman, who had faced her troubles and side-stepped self pity. Everything about her indicated a cheerful ability to get up and try again, and again after if need be”
6.
‘I reached the corner, but a swift glance revealed that it was only a blind drive to the back of another building. I was half-turned in anticipation; I had to hurriedly correct and dash across the narrow drive, back to the sidewalk. The street ended at the next corner, where there was a stop sign. I concentrated on the faint footsteps behind me, deciding whether or not to run. They sounded farther back, though and I knew they could outrun me in any case”
7.
“I am not accustomed at this point in my career to having to solicit commissions, but I did tell you that I was between engagements. You might spare my pride and regard that as a hint”
8.
"All that time after you left it was so easy to be pissed at you, to wrap myself in this mantle of betrayed friend and lover, act like you'd done me so horribly wrong, but the truth is... it was all a big fricking cover. Being angry and venting my hurt and frustration at you, was easier than having to admit that it was my fault. I know I'm the one who run you off.
9.
"It amused and touched her to discover this childish streak of vanity in him. But she knew that he would see through her at once if she tried to pander to it by saying anything more flattering than the truth"
Alla:
Okay, I think it is enough for now, was thinking of doing more, but too much typing.
Have fun guessing, if you want to of course :)