But there was no prayer in Joel's mind; rather, nothing a net of words could capture, for, with one exception, all his prayers of the past had been simple concrete requests: God, give me a bicycle, a knife with seven blades, a box of oil paints. Only how, how, could you say so...
“I am an adult,” she said in a low, clear voice, pouring all her strength into her words. “My mother holds no legal authority over my life. Whatever her contract with you may be, is void in all matters concerning my freedom, my life.” Then for the sake of propriety, she added...
What powerful words! I especially liked “Lanterns”. Thank you for sharing these with us. It is quite a vision in the mind’s eye when one stops to consider the horrifying numbers of people in other countries as well as our own that we have killed. Like Reply Kindly phrased comments we...
It’s very convenient that there is usually an applicable obscure quote for every conversation because coming up with words for talking to other people is hard. I’m writing this as I listen to my kids playing. The are hurling a large ball at each other, I assume with the goal of knock...
I. THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD一、死者的葬礼APRIL is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.四月是最残忍的月份,死寂的土地孕育着丁香,混杂着记忆和欲望,春雨诱逗着呆钝的根。Winter kept us warm, covering 5Earth in forge...
And the penalty for the crime!” –When I had left, and the swinging trees Rang above me, as lauding her candid say, Another was I. Her words were enough: Came smooth, came rough, I felt I could live my day. Next night she died; and her obsequies In the Field of Tombs, by th...
It took a while for the translated words to get through to him, or for him to calm down. Finally, Red2 spoke, cheek spines quivering. “He is an out-clan male. He must not be allowed close to the pouchling.” May closed her eyes and thought of the wide corridors of Nueva Nova ...
Objectives Intonation may serve as a cue for facilitated recognition and processing of spoken words and it has been suggested that the pitch contour of spoken words is implicitly remembered. Thus, using the repetition suppression (RS) effect of BOLD-fMRI signals, we tested whether the same spoken...