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...uninspiring debates on chance and pity and forgery. It's rather a let down, for, if anything, Davies is a master in creating these philosophical debates. Davies is a rennaisance man whose erudition usually shines through his novels in an enchanting rather than imposing way. So it's a shame to see this talent wane in this novel. For in his other novels the magic of the devils and angels lives in the characters who understand and discuss their own magic. In separating the daimon and angel from Cornish through this conceit, he takes away the magic from Cornish...
...mother tries to explain her life to a daughter who has always been sheltered from it, away at school. It brilliantly balances two themes: Warren's social-reformist contention that she was forced onto the streets by lack of alternatives; and her blunt admission that she never felt any shame or yearning for "respectable" work...
Having acted on the urge to engage symbols, the Democrats are in danger of forgetting their commitment to social justice, increased independence and broadened opportunity. It would be a great shame if any Democratic victories were attributable only to a clever marketing campaign rather than the victories of ideas to which the party long has been committed...
...been going to the Beanpot since I was 10 or 12. It's a shame not to get a chance...
When the Crimson falls to Yale's Bulldogs, the restaurant's portrait of a naked "Madame Yvonne" is draped in black as if to hide her shame from the guests...