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David christened it: "This is the house of Yahzeh ha-Elohim [1 ahveh of the Gods], and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel" (xxii, 1)

can get it all in one place . . . Dickens' Outfitters. Of course, my prices preclude

No one ever understood disaster until it came.

before night,' as Nanny used to say of too exuberant children.

the granting of the right to bail, and the prevention of the intimidation of juries.' 'Was that Richard's Parliament?

I don't never have any trouble in regulating my own conduct, but to keep other folks' straight is what bothers me.

The fools in this world make about as much trouble as the wicked do.

I know that asshole you were with in college --" "Can we leave that asshole out of it?" Please, gentlemen, one asshole at a time.

He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse.

You're Professor Mills? The new one who teaches history?" As opposed to the old Professor Mills who preached overthrow of the government?

That's one of the oldest tricks in the world, Adrien-with-an-e.

She's a doll, really." "Mm. Bride of Chucky.

Maybe he had a gaydar anti-cloaking device.

You got a little bit of an attitude, Mr. English, if you don't mind my saying so." "I don't mind.

I never met a more obstinate son of a bitch than you, baby.

Walter, it's a suitcase—you don't put a suitcase on a bed where you sleep. You know how dirty suitcases are?

While the family was once where individuals located themselves in a chronological or social order, it now comprises the institution from which they must be liberated.

Our prejudices lead us to tear nature where we want it to break. Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry

a kaleidoscope of narrative more than any coherent story.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Gentle Mother, we were lost together in our silences. Our wordlessness was our mutual destruction.

He said, "We are all asleep and dreaming, you know. If we could ever actually comprehend our true position, we would not be able to bear it, we would have to find a way out." The girl nodded. She was embarrassed.

The resume focuses on you and the past. The cover letter focuses on the employer and the future. Tell the hiring professional what you can do to benefit the organization in the future. (12)

Joan Wilder? The novelist? I read your booooks!