Book meme

Back from Maine. Have a few questions to answer from folks (anyone else? Please?). But while I decompress from the five hour drive...

1. grab the nearest book.

2. open the book to page 123.

3. find the fifth sentence.

4. post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.

5. don’t you dare dig for that “cool” or “intellectual” book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! just pick up whatever is closest.


"Secrets are also useful for subverting the minds and wills of potential converts. A well-placed secret in the right ear may gain a new soul for Shar must faster and more lastingly than a conversion obtained at swordpoint. A favorite recent example involves a certain notable countess in Sembia, who was ignorant of the fact that her beloved husband was engaged in an affair with her sister... until a priest of Shar whispered the awful secret in her ear."

~ Lords of Darkness (D&D Forgotten Realms Accessory)

Is "lastingly" actually a word?

Granted-- it's a gaming book. They do whatever the hell they want.

But lastingly?