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Sunday Sentence: On Such a Full Sea

January 26, 2014

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen.

 

on such a full sea
Riverhead Books, January 2014

 

Might the most fulfilling times be those spent solo at your tasks, literally immersed or not, when you are able to uncover the smallest surprises and unlikely details of some process or operation that in turn exposes your proclivities and prejudices both? And whether or not there is anything to be done about it, you begin to learn what you value most.

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  1. Jennine G. says

    January 26, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I like this quote. Is this a good story so far?

    Reply
    • Catherine says

      January 26, 2014 at 9:34 pm

      I am so completely besotted by his prose…but yes, the story is compelling- and I’m not even 150 pages in.

      Reply

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