“But I’ve seen a lot of strange things in Crouch End. If you’re here half as long as I’ve been, you’ll see your share, too. There are more strange things happen right here in this quiet six or eight blocks than anywhere else in London—that’s saying a lot, I know, but I believe it.”
— Crouch End
“Whoever murdered them had set fire to the inn afterward, hoping to destroy the bodies. As things turned out, however, the corpses suffered only minor smoke damage and were easily identifiable.”
— Dead Men Do Tell Tales
“Inference is often assisted or supported by examinations, testimony, rumours, all of which each counsel should twist to the advantage of his own case, making them tell in opposite directions though he follows a similar course of rules.”
— On Invention
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Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with “cynical adolescent.” Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he’s been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. |
“‘Simple. I got very bored and depressed, so I went and plugged myself in to its external computer feed. I talked to the computer at great legnth and explained my view of the Universe to it,’ said Marvin.
‘And what happened?’ pressed Ford.
‘It commited suicide,’ said Marvin and stalked back to the Heart of Gold.”
— The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“I collpased into one of the library chairs. My heart was beathing too fast. I couldn’t seem to catch my breath. My head was pounding; my eyes seemed to have suddenly grown too large for their sockets. I could not take them from the shadows of the coffee-table legs upon the rug. ‘I am most… definately not… all right.’
At that moment Lestrade appeared in the study doorway. ‘If you’ve looked your fill, H—’ He broke off. ‘What the devil’s the matter with Watson?’
‘I believe,’ said Holmes in a calm, measured voice, ‘That Watson has solved the case. Have you, Watson?’”
— The Doctor’s Case
Well, why not. It was fun last year!
