My favorite part of this book was the scene in the magic garden, when Asherah and Finlay have their first major disagreement. Despite all the fantastical elements, their relationship and emotions/reactions felt genuine to me. That’s what I like about The Chronicles of Parthalan: the resident...
Trine to help, and the whole band of schoolteachers and magazine-readers chiming in, it really looks as if a good start might be made in the direction of changing our American mental habit into something more indifferent and strong. Worry means always and invariably inhibition of associations ...
To remedy this, Israeli feminists this week launched #MeToo_Unless_Ur_A_Jew, a campaign calling for the UN Women group to focus on the gender-based violence against Israeli women. “The UN Women is turning a blind eye to Hamas’s vicious war crimes by remaining silent,” they said. But...
I like to feel synergy with what it is. It is a cycle of positivity, and is in no way a vicious cycle, the latter being rigged with the interests of singular gain. Synergy is the emergence of a supportive system that gives for the greater good of the element’s social atmosphere. It...
He positioned himself as my knight in shining armor and claimed to have my interests at heart. I asked my brother for advice when overwhelmed. His responses ranged from patronizing remarks to vicious mockery disguised as ‘reality checks’. He ended these conversations by remindin...
In his own story, Jean is a white knight, noble, and suitably lacking in self-awareness. In other chapters, he’s a stuttering outcast and a vicious brute. Damon, who has long rested in good guy roles, throws himself into each incarnation with riveting intensity. Matching his energy and ...
You’re a mentally ill moron who is triggered by the first hint at hearing the WORD “religion” in any good way and like some vicious dog suddenly launches into biting mode, and excuses his behavior because, “my owners wore crosses when they beat me when I didn’t do or say exactly...
Whereas others are stuck in a vicious cycle: they never had the opportunity, and they don’t see the value of it for their children. ……. Those who pray for their country are the ones who love it the most. …… A servant of Christ only needs to be concerned with serving Christ. ...
only to make themselves subject to later mockery. Worse still, owing to the strict censorship, the so-called visceral truth-telling may turn out to be a thinly or thickly veiled lie to serve some purposes. “So wicked it looks loyal; so fake it looks rea...
Wellllllll. Like every human endeavor, there is always a hint of the absurd lurking in thenotso distant background. However, it is also the case, that only those involved, deeply involved in a particular activity, are allowed self-mockery. Spanking is a serious business: except when it’...