Page-turner In Training Mugs

"Poor kid, his parents gave him a book for Christmas."

You've read the book's dust jacket. Now, play the video game!

"Still suffering from writer's block?"

'You're doing a play in kindergarten?'

"You have issues? Be more specific, what issues?"

"I can't tell you how it ended. That would ruin the sequel."

Reading in the family.

"Simon, I'm not really interested in your juvenilia."

'If you're using this for research into your next book then you can sleep in the spare room!'

"This is my first book, but if I like it I may buy another in the near future."

"My report on summer vacation. . . Book and movie rights are available for $1000 each."

To Be/Not To Be

"I read an unforgettable book! Unfortunately, I don't remember the title and the author..."

'Be careful, Vanessa, I think she's looking for trouble!'

"Tomorrow, we'll take on the tobacco industry."

'It says 'three percent split infititives, 8 percent passive verbs, 16 percent compound-complex sentences,average sentence length 26 words,paperback rights $3.2 million,movie sales $8.3 million,total take $11.5 million,less 5 percent agents fees.'

"I just finished my on-line food safety course!"

"The quality of the writing is an embarrassment, it has no style, no fluency, no soul!"

Man completely bandaged leaves an eye uncovered so he can read.

"We walked him a lot when he was a puppy. . . now he walks us."

Hoodie

Pantomime auditions - 'He'd be ideal as Buttons.'...'Oh, no he wouldn't.'...'Oh, yes he would!'

"Don't worry dude, that's not the intercom, here, give me the manual."

Mrs Dellarosa will teach us a catch tune about how to use the new copier.

'Do you mind? I'm trying to read.'

'Stop it! Stop it, you two! If you keep fighting about it, then neither one of you will get to be 'coach's bench buddy'...'

'I've gone over the fight tapes and I think I've pinpointed your weakness.'

'We've listened to staff concerns about the need for more training.'

Man reading a giant book.

"Miss Lopez said she wanted the best student in class to stand up and read their English essay. Then she asked me to do it!"

"Mommie!"

"I couldn't pull it off. Looks good on you, though."