Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...famous is among the basic human ambitions, of course, an all but universal fantasy. Who--except for nuns and monks, say, who are content with God's radiant attention--sets out in life to remain obscure? Fame is fun--and vindication. One need never be lonely, anywhere, ever. Fame has style, glamour, money, attention; ignites the sudden light of recognition in strangers' eyes, commands the comic deference of headwaiters as they sweep you past the serfs and hoi polloi to the best table...
...moment examine the nature of Diana's fame. One might call it a collateral celebrity, because it relied on no discernible contribution (except to the gaiety, and now the grief, of nations). Lady Diana Spencer attracted the love of the introverted heir to the English throne. And that was all. Brightness of eye, whiteness of tooth, a colluding smile, a certain transparency, a vividness, an exposed vulnerability: it was enough for him, and it was enough for us. Madonna sings. Grace Kelly acted. Diana simply breathed. She was a social-page figure who became a cover girl. One can soberly...
...wants to see oneself as a good and giving person. There is nothing wrong in that, but it can't be the only goal. The ultimate goal must be a change in the system in which both the giver and taker live." She doesn't like the word charity except in the sense of caritas, love. "Love," she said, "is not based on marking people up by assets and virtues. Love is based on the mystery of the person, who is unfathomable and is going somewhere I will never know...
Powerful currents of the subconscious run beneath Eisenberg's winsome surfaces. Most of her characters are swept along, but some, like Anna, the girl who imagines the Holocaust, dive right in. "How else, except in the clarity of dreams," she says, "are you supposed to see the world around...
...States that require barbers to be licensed (all except Alabama...