Friday 56 & Book Beginnings Friday-- Friday, October 1, 2010 -- Copying Oneself & Being Followed

Hosted by Tonya, at Storytime with Books,
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

The only thing considered worse than copying the masters was to copy oneself.  "To copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.  It leads to sterility," Picasso observed.

~Becoming a Life Change Artist: Seven Creative Skills to Reinvent Yourself at Any Stage of Life by Fred Mandell, Ph.D. & Kathleen Jordan, Ph.D.

Hosted by Becky, at Page Turners Books.  Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence.

March 23, 1907  I hate being followed.

~Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus

This is the third in R. L. LaFevers' Theodosia Throckmorton series and my daughter and I have really been enjoying them.  I like this opening sentence, but the one that follows is even better:  "I especially hate being followed by a bunch of lunatic adults playing at being occultists."  :)