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...collection, "People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water," tells of the way a family of cow-boy brothers viciously castrate a severely crippled man: Proulx comments, "Only earth and sky matter. Only the endlessly repeated flood of morning light. You begin to see that God does not owe us much beyond that." The reader should be grateful that Proulx does not often drop into this kind of openly reflective tone: she is at her best when carefully texturing rural life, when she tells her stories without wavering or flinching, without intruding into lives so deeply touching...
...collection, "People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water," tells of the way a family of cowboy brothers viciously castrate a severely crippled man: Proulx comments, "Only earth and sky matter. Only the endlessly repeated flood of morning light. You begin to see that God does not owe us much beyond that." The reader should be grateful that Proulx does not often drop into this kind of openly reflective tone: she is at her best when carefully texturing rural life, when she tells her stories without wavering or flinching, without intruding into lives so deeply touching and so very...
...will never give one dime more than I owe to this University. Many of my friends say they'll donate to Harvard but specify that it go to financial aid. But isn't it clear that Harvard would just rearrange funds so the money will go to feed the Harvard machine? JOE SUBOTNIK...
...will never give one dime more than I owe to this University. Many of my friends say they'll donate to Harvard but specify that it go to financial aid. But isn't it clear that Harvard would just rearrange funds so the money will go to feed the Harvard machine...
...owe the children already dead, and those living in fear or isolation around the country a concerted effort to make schools safe again...