English Quote Memorization - Paper 2

Page 18 - Beloved - Sethe to Paul D.

“I got a tree on my back and a haint in my house, no more running-from nothing. I will never run from another thing on this earth. I took one journey and I paid for the ticket, but let me tell you something Paul D Garner: it cost too much! Do you hear me? it cost too much."

Page 12 - OFOTCN - McMurphy to the Patients

“Yessir. that’s what I came to this establishment for, to bring you birds fun an’ entertainment around the gamin’ table. Nobody left in that Pendleton Work Farm to make my days interesting anymore, so I requested a transfer, ya see. Needed some new blood. Hooee , look at the way this bird holds his cards, showin’ to everybody in a block; man! I’ll trim you babies like little lambs.”

pg 288 - Beloved - Denver seeking help

Who could she stand in front of who wouldn’t shame her on learning that her mother sat around like a rag doll, broke down, finally, from trying to take care of and make up for. Dever knew about several people, from hearing her mother and grandmother talk. But she knew, personally, only two:'“==

pg 283 - OFOTCN - Shock Therapy

He don’t look a bit scared. He keeps grinning at me. They put the graphite salve on his temples. “What is it?” he says. “conductant,” the technitian says. “Anointest my head with conductant. Do I get a crown of thorns?”

They smear it on. He’s singing to them, makes their hands shake.

Page 114 - Beloved - Sethe Embraces Beloved

Sethe moaned. The girl’s fingers were so cool and knowing, Sethe’s knotted, privete, walk on water life gave in a bit, softened, and it seemed that the glimpse of happiness she caught in the shadows swinging hands on the road to the carnival was a likelihood

page 239 - OFOTCN - Driving to the coast

He’d shown us what a little bravado and courage could accomplish, and we thought he’d taught us how to use it. All the way to the coast we had fun pretending to be brave.