Word: savoring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mahoney has an infallible ear for the spoken word and an eye for telling detail. Whoredom's vignettes are encased in prose so pellucid and evocative that readers may want to stop and reread passages just to savor their rhythms and imagery. Take a look back at Mahoney's reaction to Lillian Hellman's remark about "the little Irish girl." You could do a ton of reading before catching a sentence as fierce and fine as that...
...features were uplifted by a smile, his eyes those of a patient listener. Yet there was an impatience there too, more sensed than seen. How many of these events had he attended; what dark problems were left smoldering on his desk? Could he stop and see the beauty and savor the grand drama of history spread out before...
Beyond all the talk of politics and costs, though, many hospital employees have used the past few days simply to savor the thrill of national recognition...
...road to democracy. Last week the country took an irreversible step forward when black and white political leaders declared that every citizen will be able to vote to choose the government. With that historic agreement, Mandela and South Africa's 28 million blacks will be able to savor the success of their freedom struggle when the country holds its first-ever free elections on April...
...more assured, unafraid to comment on current events. There's also a sense of rhythmic joy about this album. Farrell has long experimented with rock and funk, and on Porno funk wins the day; the songs are buoyed by jubilant urban and third-world percussion. This is music to savor. Sit back and get yourself relaxed...