comments that she does not know Zeena's thoughts, at the time of the accident or now. She adds that no one does. This applies to the reader, too: the narrator never lets us in on Zeena's version of events. Our lack of understanding of her inner life adds to her sinister, inscrutabl...
From the moment he met Zeena, he has allowed her to make all the decision even though he does not agree with her all the time, he never argues with her. “But if that were the case, how could any combination of obstacles have hindered the flight of a man like Ethan Frome.” (...
Chapter 2 Quotes For years that quiet company had mocked his restlessness, his desire for change and freedom. "We never got away—how should you?" seemed to be written on every headstone; and whenever he went in or out of his gate he thought with a shiver: "I shall just go on ...
I am on track to finish and deliver three more panels this academic year, and I expect to fully complete this project by fall 2017. The Eastern Pylons project is one of the most challenging things I’ve ever undertaken, and I’m really pleased with the results. This project has allowed ...
I never got a degree or even went to school for electronics, but I worked as a technician with many excellent "real" engineers. I asked endless questions, and learned a lot, and by the 1970s I had designed and built equalizers, compressors, analog synthesizers, and even an entire 16-...
Hawke wants to remain diversified, free to pursue any artistic whim that zooms into his brain. He realises that being in a position to even think this way is a rare privilege. “I’ve never worked as hard as my father,” he admits, referring to his father James, an insurance actuary ...
The funniest compliments I have ever heard are when people tell me that "I love your band Sugar Ray". But the truth is, I've never wanted to be a movie star - and I've been pretty clear about that. People look at your life and see things as a big deal that aren't a big ...
locks them up away in the village and decades of servitude. While the others have no problem with Miranda, Heisenberg wants to be free from her so he needs immense power to destroy her. Miranda had always treated them as nothing but her children, she had never cared for them and has lon...
To be querulous means to be habitually complaining, whining. I went after him into a low unlit passage, at the back of which a ladder-like staircase rose int
m glad that people are taking a close look at the phenomenon of social media in the Iranian protests – it’s an important, fascinating and worthwhile topic. But there’s a lot of topics out there, and I wonder whether we benefit from a thousand well-researched stories on this phenomenon...