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...herself. She writes without a drop of self-pity, and she never makes the mistake of allowing her parents to become monsters: they're always flawed yet recognizably human, desperately trying to be themselves and instead destroying everyone around them. The book takes its title from her father's dream house, a fanciful transparent mansion powered by solar energy that he sincerely seems to believe he will one day build. He never does construct his Glass Castle, of course, but we can be grateful and relieved that Walls survived to create hers...
...faced with a prognosis like Williams', many people would succumb to depression. Others might escape by indulging in pleasure--traveling around the world or moving to a cabin in the woods. Many would simply concentrate on fighting the disease. Yet those who dedicate themselves to fulfilling a dream or final project may thrive best of all. "Often you see people outlive their prognosis when they pursue a mission," says Elise NeeDell Babcock, author of When Life Becomes Precious: The Essential Guide for Patients, Loved Ones and Friends of Those Facing Serious Illnesses. "They're focused, and they often take better...
...Amin Gemayel: Syria has an historic and national dream to annex Lebanon. They refuse to appoint an ambassador in Beirut and have diplomatic relations like with any other country, because they don't recognize the independence of Lebanon. Lebanon is the only card that remains for Syria to show that it is an important country in the Middle East. Syria is controlling the main aspects of the Lebanese economy. As important as all the other points, many Syrian officials are exploiting their influence in Lebanon for their own financial interests...
...when he himself lived alone, though all of the poems were spoken in impersonal voices. A sense of the meaning of Manning’s new works in the context of his own life may best be conveyed by the lines, “it was yours...only a dream/ a mean and beautiful one, but yours...
With clouds darkening above Mass Hall, it’s easy to dream of sunnier alternatives...