Word: constant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fast pace of the novel and the frequently less-than-plausible turns of events make Fly Away Home a bit much to swallow at times. But Piercy's prose is grounded in a very realistic portrayal of a very real woman, and her constant mention of Boston area landmarks, restaurants, and neighborhoods remind us that, yes, this is a real story. In similar moments, in fact. Daria reminds herself of the details that make her life real. She has a habit of counting her blessings, convincing herself that she exists and is happy--reminding herself of her identify...
...forth across the stage during dialogue in a strange form of pursuit and evasion, particularly when the subject of the dialogue is sex. Each scene is replete with suggestive gestures and glances; a strained argument between Melchior's parents becomes an almost threatening seduction scene. Eroticism quickly becomes a constant in the play. As a result, the overtly sexual scenes, often shocking and brutal in the script, appear almost cathartic on stage. Sexual suggestion appears as perversity and repression in contrast to a starkly honest masturbation scene...
...have suffered constant pain for almost a decade. You put in a nutshell the feeling and emotions I can only convey, and even then with difficulty, to my doctors, my family and my friends. Most people cannot understand perpetual pain because they have not felt it. Juan R. Freudenthal Wellesley, Mass...
...care much about anything wants to read." The matter is not a laughing one. A superabundance of news has the benumbing effect of mob rule on the senses. Every problem in the world begins to look unreachable, unimprovable. What could one lone person possibly accomplish against a constant and violent storm of events that on any day include a rebellion of Sikhs, a tornado in Wisconsin, parents pleading for a healthy heart for their child? Sensibilities, overwhelmed, eventually grow cold; and therein monsters lie. Nobody wants to be part of a civilization that reads the news and does not care...
...count? Russians are better at such things. Once in my earshot Lillian Hellman observed: "A crazy person is crazy all the time." I have frequently found that valuable, particularly when in the company of a crazy person who is, for the moment, lucid. Confucius said: "Filial piety is the constant requirement of Heaven." That seems to me an excellent aphorism...