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...possible that part of his unhappiness arises from humiliation at being fooled by such a childishly transparent device. He finally looks at me, however, directly in the face, and I am astonished at a hard, still, appraising look in his eyes, which reminds me of the fixed gaze of a magazine editor I once worked for (a man whose evolution, it must be said, ran rapidly in the other direction, descending toward the rodent stage...
They have cast themselves as outcasts. Standing apart at their high school graduation, they gaze at the proceedings from the Olympus of their scorn. "This is so bad it's good," says Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson). Enid (Thora Birch) corrects her only friend: "This is so bad it's gone past good and back to bad again." The girls are subtle connoisseurs of bad. They have a favorite lousy comedian, ugly doll, porno store and, eventually, a favorite pathetic nerd. That's Seymour (Steve Buscemi), who collects old records and fresh psychic wounds. "I would kill to have stuff like this...
...into the heart of the Alps, a quick glance at Armstrong?s face on July 17th during his first break for the lead was pretty compelling evidence. Sidling up beside Ullrich, Armstrong grimaced as if in pain, then moved just a bit past his adversary, turned and fixed his gaze on the German?s reflective sunglasses. For a full beat, the two men stared at one another...
When it comes to marriage, I'm like that kid in The Sixth Sense. Everywhere I look, I see wedded people. But when I gaze upon newlyweds, I don't see hearts and flowers; I see law firms banging out contracts in an effort to inoculate both husband and wife against the death of love and the inevitable pain, greed and bad behavior that follow. According to Arlene Dubin, a divorce lawyer in New York City and author of Prenups for Lovers, about 20% of marrying couples pursue prenuptial agreements, outlining everything from how assets should be divided in case...
...living presence. I say my prayers over and over. Long ago I promised not to pray any more for insubstantial things-a Red Sox win, for instance, even a crucial Red Sox win-but to reserve any entreaties for the truly important stuff. I reflect now, as I gaze at Caroline with a love deeper than that I experienced when she was born, that I've been doing a lot of asking in the last year, what with all these hospital visits. A lot of thanking, too-and never more fervently than...