Tag Archives: Quotes
??? {Mystery Quote #11} ???
Last week’s quote came from The Growly Books: Begin by Philip and Erin Ulrich, Chapter 13: “Hammocks”, and the [he] was Growly.
Becca guessed the right series, and Ellen guessed. . . everything else. 🙂
He was glazed with fatigue. He had been bitten, cut, gone without rest. . . had saved and taken lives. He had risked his world, and now it was walking away from him, hand in hand with a ruffian prince.
Hint: I don't know if any of you have read this book, but the movie is really popular, so I think some of you might get it because of that.
Happy guessing!
??? {Mystery Quote #10} ???
10th “Mystery Quote”!!!
I feel like I should do something special, but I can’t think of anything. 🙂 Anyways, Bright Lights hasn’t interfered with “Mystery Quote” yet, but if it starts to be a problem I still might switch. I might have troubles this fall when school starts. Now,
Last week’s quote was from Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis; Chapter 15, “Three Thousand Friends”. AWESOME book, go read it if you haven’t. You can read Katie Davis’ blog here.
Ellen, Becca, Juliana, and Savannah guessed the right book; and Juliana blew this week out of the water guessing the chapter number, chapter name, and describing the chapter in less than a sentence–that from yours truly, who writes this kind of book review! 😀 Moving on, next quote:
The sounds of birds were everywhere, but with the heavy rain they must be keeping to their homes in the trees. [He] only saw one occasionally, and it was never his bird, the one who had come to him in the mountains.
I wanted to do a different quote from that book, but I would have had to put in too many [he]’s to make sense. 🙂
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I’ll go ahead and throw in my favorite character post from May:
Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson – Mr. Revere or Sherry
Judge by R.J. Larson – King Akabe or Dan Roeh–or Kien, just ’cause he reminds me of myself. 🙂
Cinnabar: the One O’Clock Fox by Marguerite Henry – Cinnabar?
Fair Wind to Virginia by Cornelia Meigs – Francis Newington or Becky
Have any of you guys read these? Have a favorite character? Happy guessing!
??? {Mystery Quote #9} ???
Mom, Michael, Lucy, Spencer and I went to the Zoo this morning (pictures coming) and the Zoo always wears me out. So I’m kinda’ tired this afternoon, and I also had little inspiration for what quote to use today. I just randomly grabbed a book off the shelf in our living room, and starting flipping around. And found a quote. A bit of a strange one, but I decided to use it. So, without further ado:
Last week’s quote came from The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
Ellen guessed right, and gets brownie points for guessing the chapter (chapter eight; “A Swimming Pool At Last”).
NOTE: Should we make a rule that from now on you can try and guess the chapter (you can look it up in the book)?
Okay, the quote I found this afternoon:
Disastrous would be a good word to describe the whole experience. I drove away drenched, exhausted, and covered in mud and bean juice, but not discouraged. Somehow, God was going to reach these people. Not through my hauling our extra food and trying to throw them a picnic, but somehow.
I’m not sure how many of you have read this book, but I’m pretty sure some of you have, and. . . I’m not giving any more hints.
Happy guessing!
Module 9 & 10 Story #2
I think I usually post like everyday when I do science stories, in which case it’s high time I posted Part 2! 🙂
Katie ran her comb through Mandy’s silky blond hair, the wet locks spattering a gentle mist behind it. Katie stood up and patted her sister’s shoulder. “Done.
“Alright, girls, get your shoes on then and let’s go get something to eat,” Dad answered.
Mandy hurried to the door at once, while Katie ran to put the comb away in the bathroom. Brian, whose hair required a little less time to be gotten presentable, stood already in his sandals, with the air of having done his good deed for the day. Katie slid into her flip-flops and grabbed her purse—she didn’t really need it, it wasn’t like she was buying lunch or anything, but she liked to have it with her.
??? {Mystery Quote #8} ???
“Mystery Quote” time again! 🙂
Last week’s quote came from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Wow. I finally managed to ‘stump’ you guys (to quote Leah 🙂 ). Though that part of the book doesn’t have a lot to do with the problems being faced in the rest of the books and was left out of the movies, and isn’t as popular. Also, like I said, the second character only comes in in that chapter, so that probably threw some people off. Anyway, our next quote:
But when tomorrow came, the children had more than bread and milk, as you will soon see.
Hmm. . . this might be a hard one too. I know it’s a popular book though! Happy guessing!
P.S. Click here to read Spencer’s Memorial Day post. Just sayin’, it’s really good!
P.P.S. You should totally watch this! “Jesus Loves Me” in Chinese, with a little cartoon to go with it. It’s so cute! There’s also English, Spanish, and Russian versions by the same people you could look for.
??? {Mystery Quote #7} ???
Number seven! Sorry I didn’t get around to posting this sooner. Better late than never, I guess. But anyway,
Last week’s quote was from Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. The first [she] was ‘Essie’ and the second was ‘Birdie’.
Ellen, Becca, and Katie got it right. This week’s quote is a departure from historical fiction, by the way.
‘If I hear not allowed much oftener,’ said Sam, ‘I’m going to get angry.’ ‘Can’t say as I’d be sorry to see it,’ said Robin lowering his voice. ‘If we all got angry together something might be done.’
Hint: I decided to leave in the names this time, because they're pretty stereotypical; but the second person only comes in in one chapter, so you might not recognize it.
Happy guessing!
??? {Mystery Quote #6} ???
New header. Do you guys feel like I change that too much? And can you believe we’ve done SIX “Mystery Quote”‘s already? I can’t. I wonder how many we’ll get to before I finish The Sacrifice. . .
Anyways:
Last week’s quote was from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The ‘she’ is Jo, and the ‘he’ was a replacement for ‘the literal Demi’.
I really wanted to keep the ‘literal’ part in, but I don’t think ‘the literal [he]’ is good grammar, even with the he in brackets. 🙂 Anyways, Ellen got the title and the names right. Brownie points for being the only one. 🙂
I decided to do two quotes this time:
“Jeff done tole me,” said [she]. Although she was only seven, she was not afraid of her father. “They been here most a month already. They come in a big wagon. They moved in while you was away, Pa. We watched ’em unload.”
And,
“She don’t like cowmen,” said [she]. “They brag too much. And neither do I.”
Happy guessing!
Hint: The she's are two different people. I decided 'Jeff' was a common enough name to leave. (Also, let's go ahead and make a rule that you can always guess what's in the brackets. Sound good?)
Do you like my little ‘hint’ box? I’ve known how make boxes that for a while, but I never found a good time to use it. It’s kinda’ fun! 🙂
Happy Tuesday!
Love at First Sight
“I felt that God made it clear to me that I was to raise them and this intensified my love into a fierce, protective, sacrificial love, but it didn’t change the fact that it takes some time to make strangers into family.”
I didn’t expect to be able to relate to a Mother’s Day post for at least ten years, but having siblings that are six or eleven years younger than you puts you on a whole different set of charts. Katie Davis’ post to mothers (linked to above) was one of the most encouraging things I think I’ve ever read.
“And for us, this is the miracle: not that we experienced love at first sight but that God has given me a love for these once-strangers that is just as strong as if they had grown in my own womb.”
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
Things will get better. There is hope.
And it’s still a miracle.
It’s still beautiful. It’s not worthless, and it’s not hopeless.
“Mommy.” She said it and I knew. She was mine. I was captivated. Because Mommy is forever. It’s such a powerful name. Mommy means “I trust you.” Mommy means “You will protect me.” Mommy is for shouting when you need someone dependable and for laughing with when you are excited; Mommy is for crying on and cuddling with when you are sad or giggling and hiding behind when you are embarrassed. Mommy is the fixer of boo-boos and the mender of broken hearts. Mommy is a comfort place, a safe place. Mommy means you are mine and I am yours and we are family. (57)
Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis
P.S. I decided to use the name “Brian” for the boy in my next science story. I just need to figure out how to end it, and I can post it!
The New Jerusalem
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.”
-Revelation 21:3-7