Could You Repeat That? CXXXVI

Dark Skye, Kresley Cole
"Nothing is impossible with you, which is why I've always liked you."
Nïx nodded thoughtfully. "Aside from a few other deities, you've always been my favorite."

The Walking Dead: Book Two (graphic novel), Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
SOPHIA: Do you have a bearded guy with a black upside-down heart? ...And do you want to be my boyfriend?
CARL: No way! Gross! You're disgusting! Go fish.

Dogsbody, Diana Wynne Jones
He ached for knowledge now. He kept perceiving a vast green something in himself, which was always escaping from the corner of his eye.

The Magician King, Lev Grossman
Honestly, he was decent-looking, better-looking than he thought he was, but that moody boy-man Fillory shit cut like zero ice with her, and she was smart enough to know whose problem that was, and it wasn't hers.

Black Panther: The Client (graphic novel), Christopher Priest, Mark Texeira, and Vince Evans
He was sitting alone, somewhere near the HOLE that USED to be a TV set, staring at a credit card. For about ten seconds he looked like the loneliest guy in the world. And then I realized he wasn't so much LONELY as he was ANGRY.

A Fatal Grace, Louise Penny
"Good hearts get hurt. Good hearts get broken, Armand. And then they lash out."

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?, Michael J. Sandel
With belonging comes responsibility. You can't really take pride in your country and its past if you're unwilling to acknowledge any responsibility for carrying its story into the present, and discharging the moral burdens that may come with it.

Man with a Blue Scarf: On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud, Martin Gayford
'I remember saying that to Francis Bacon one day, that Lartigue could capture the essence of happiness, and Francis replied: "The essence of silliness more like."' Lucian hugs himself with amusement at the memory of this exchange.

Modern Art: The Groundbreaking Moments, Brad Finger
In Wheatfield with Crows, the wheat stalks are rendered as thick, turbulent slashes of yellow. Cutting through the field, a river-like pathway of undulating greens and reds winds almost endlessly toward the horizon. Above, a swirling blue sky contains two ominous, circular white clouds, the eyes of an omnipotent demon.

The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker
On a cloudless night, ink dark, with only a rind of a moon above, the Golem and the Jinni went walking together along the Prince Street rooftops. The Golem had never been on a rooftop before.

The Walking Dead: Book Three (graphic novel), Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
GLENN: So what exactly did you do before? I never thought there was a lot of money in being a ninja. They still hiring for samurai?
MICHONNE: I was a lawyer.
RICK: I don't find that the least bit surprising.

The Walking Dead: Book Four (graphic novel), Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
TYREESE: You did give me normal bullets, right? You'd think I'd hit something once every now and then.
ANDREA: Try throwing the gun at it. Maybe that'll work.

The Walking Dead: Book Five (graphic novel), Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
RICK: Lori, am I crazy?
LORI: Yeah...at least a little bit.

Gulp., Mary Roach
When you can identify the taste of street lighting, it may be time to take a break from experimental nutrition.

The Magician's Land, Lev Grossman
"You know," Josh said, "I bet it's because of sacrilege like that that the world is ending. Your earthy, irreverent sense of humor has doomed us all."