another meme stolen from kat,
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
This situation was familiar.
"Why didn't you just tell me what you wanted, instead of making me read all that crap?"
"It's my duty," the man said, but his voice shook, and his hand tightened on Nothing's leg.
Nothing didn't care what he had to do. Whatever it was, it would be worth it to get away from this sour-smelling car, those lonely cardboard smiles. The albino's jewel-pink eyes slipped shut as Nothing bent over his lap and pulled his robes aside.
(From Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite.)
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
This situation was familiar.
"Why didn't you just tell me what you wanted, instead of making me read all that crap?"
"It's my duty," the man said, but his voice shook, and his hand tightened on Nothing's leg.
Nothing didn't care what he had to do. Whatever it was, it would be worth it to get away from this sour-smelling car, those lonely cardboard smiles. The albino's jewel-pink eyes slipped shut as Nothing bent over his lap and pulled his robes aside.
(From Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite.)