Rat Ramblings

So we've had quizzes featuring lyrics snippets and movie dialogue... How about books? I've picked 15 short passages, slightly edited. Can you identify the books that they came from?

I've split them into three categories:

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Good luck and have fun! Comments are not screened so that people can see what's been guessed.

I had meant to include this one in the previous quiz, but forgot:


"Confess yourself utterly taken aback," said he.
"I am."
"I ought to make you sign a paper to that effect."
"Why?"
"Because in five minutes you will say that it is all so absurdly simple."