Oddly, the nearest was, in fact, my favorite book; odder that the sentence contained the title.

[minervasteel]

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

"The clocks are here in the castle," said the Duke, "the thirteen clocks."

Comments

[sirwilliam]

"It makes a sound like rabbits screaming, and smells of old, unopened rooms."

[minervasteel]

Atta boy!

I'm at work....

[brooklyngirl]

there is only one sentence on page 56
a title actually
"KEY STYLE ELEMENTS"

[fearlesspookie]

I *love* Thurber. Wrote my first term paper about him in high school...never read this one though. Hmmmm.

[minervasteel]

That you love Thurber doesn't surprise me at all, knowing you as I do.

I'll have to loan you my copy, and I know it'll find its way back to me safely. It is out of print, oddly enough, and a hard book to find.