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sing to us the one with violets in her lap ]mostly ]goes astray

Although they are only breath, words which I command are immortal

I was dreaming of you but] just then Dawn, in her golden sandals [woke me]

When their souls grew cold they dropped their wings to their sides

All would say that my tongue tells tales and for a greater man

I'm waiting to offer you a good thing in sacrifices but going there we know is labor later toward Kydro say I am coming

My pain drips May winds and sorrows carry off him who blames me

delicate Adonis is dying Kythereia what should we do? strike yourselves maidens and tear your garments

I think of feminism as poetry; we hear histories in words; we reassemble histories by putting them into words.

that twitched constantly at one corner. Although

On any given day in court, Vic would be wearing the most expensive suit in the place. If anyone minded, they kept it to themselves. New Orleans was a little like England: people were comfortable with class distinctions.

I have come to prefer the French word jouissance, with its associations of both playfulness (jouer – to play) and joy.

1957, coldly stating that they would not need her services

She was probably the best-looking almost-criminal in the history of girls who were about to go to prison.

How could you be grumpy at Disney? And she really did love her fans. It wasn't their fault she felt pigeonholed as Lulu C.

Except . . . that would put her in Scarlet's bedroom. She'd instantly become a suspect. But saying nothing made her feel even worse—it was probably a huge crime to lie to a police officer, right?

She walked into his office and shut the door. It was empty, except for a wide, heavy wood desk, two folding chairs, and a computer.

Writing is a profession that has no real career structure and your best advice when you hit a difficulty is probably going to come from another writer one or two rungs on the career ladder ahead of you.

Researching books gets you into nothing but trouble.

She curled sideways into the milky light of the bedside lamp and began to read.

Molly Bloom is simply the most sensuous woman in literature.

History makes my mouth water - and that is as much because of the voids in what documentation remains as what is set in stone.

The law don't like jazz clubs. No one wants anything to do with that kind of trouble.

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.