HOTEL ROOM,12TH FLOOR - quotes Flashcards by Libby Cordiner

Q

This…

A

This morning

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

a helicopter…

A

a helicopter skirting like a damaged insect

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

the Empire State…

A

the Empire State Building, that
jumbo sized dentist’s drill,

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PanAm…

A

PanAm skyscraper.

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

foreign…

A

foreign places.

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

uncivilised…

A

uncivilised darkness

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

shot…

A

shot at

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

a million…

A

a million lit windows,

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

all ups…

A

all ups and acrosses.

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

But midnight…

A

But midnight is not so easily defeated.

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

I lie…

A

I lie in bed,

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

between a…

A

between a radio and a television set,

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

wildest…

A

wildest of warwhoops

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

continually…

A

continually ululating

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

glittering…

A

glittering canyons and gulches

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

police cars…

A

police cars and ambulances racing

Q

broken…

A

broken bones,

Q

harsh…

A

harsh screaming

Q

coldwater…

A

coldwater flats,

Q

the blood…

A

the blood glazed on sidewalks.

Q

The frontier…

A

The frontier is never somewhere else.

Q

can keep…

A

can keep the midnight out.