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6 years, 6 months ago

sun had burned the snow off inspo/setting

Sun had burned the snow off; trees dripped water and the ground along the banks was damp and mushy-looking. We paddled around bends where budding willows dragged lank branches in the dark water. The sky was clear, the air thin, sunny and cold.

I swung myself through the rhythm of paddling, my ha…

—p.336 The Paris Review Book of People with Problems Crystal River (312) by Charlie Smith
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6 years, 6 months ago

myrmidon

The myrmidons of the IRS has immense resources

—p.269 Audit (267) by Richard Stern
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6 years, 6 months ago

they wordlessly excused each other

It was a small thing, but it was a thing, and things have a way of either dying or growing, and it wasn’t dying. Years went by. This thing grew, like a child, microscopically, every day. And since they were a team, and all teams want to win, they continuously adjusted their vision to keep its growt…

—p.264 Birthmark (261) by Miranda July
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6 years, 6 months ago

only winners will know what this feels like

Now began the part of her life where she was just very beautiful. Except for nothing. Only winners will know what this feels like. Have you ever wanted something very badly and then gotten it. Then you know that winning is many things, but it is never the thing you thought it would be. Poor people …

—p.262 Birthmark (261) by Miranda July
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6 years, 6 months ago

it turned out three was just a number

On a scale of one to ten, with ten being childbirth, this will be a three.

A three? Really?

Yes. That’s what they say.

What other things are a three?

Well, five is supposed to be having your jaw reset.

So it’s not as bad as that.

No.

What’s two?

Having your foot run over by …

—p.261 Birthmark (261) by Miranda July