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Sunday Sentence: In the Shadow of the Banyan

July 14, 2013

In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen.   The best I could hope was to draw from each the light I needed to guide myself on this dark and uncertain path. The rest I’d have to do on my own. And my aloneness, this solitude, would be my strength.  -In the Shadow of the ... Read More...

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Sunday Sentence: The Art of Fielding

July 7, 2013

The Art of Fielding

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen.   His (world) would always be occluded by the fact that his understanding and his ambition outstripped his talent.- The Art of Fielding by Chad Horbach ... Read More...

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Sunday Sentence: Tiny Beautiful Things

June 30, 2013

Tiny Beautiful Things

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary.   There isn’t a thing to eat down there in the rabbit hole of your bitterness except your own desperate heart. - Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed ... Read More...

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Sunday Sentence: Sisterland

June 23, 2013

Sisterland

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. We all make mistakes, don’t we? But if you can’t forgive yourself, you’ll always be an exile in your own life.  -Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld ... Read More...

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Sunday Sentence: And the Mountains Echoed

May 19, 2013

And the Mountains Echoed

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.  *Review to follow tomorrow.* ... Read More...

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Sunday Sentence: Seating Arrangements

May 12, 2013

Seating Arrangements

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary.   Female friendship was one-tenth prevention and nine-tenths cleanup. - From Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead ... Read More...

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