"Reader-users read differently than their forebears-they read Twitter to find links to long articles that will interest them; they switch between phone calls and the Kindle app. And yes, they watch video, play games, and listen to music. But language still knits it all together, and words have more work to do than they ever did before."

-- Paul Ford

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“If a child, a spouse, a life partner, or a parent depends on you and your income, you need life insurance.”
“I've always felt that poetry is the enemy of silence, but of course, in the right moments, silence can be useful. The trick is just trying to figure out when. And when I say silence, I suppose I actually meant erasure - poetry is a force against that, I think, or it should be.”

Source : "Breaking into Song: An Interview with Cornelius Eady". Interview with Alexis Orgera, www.anmly.org.
“History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.”

Source : Online Chat with Usa Today, www.billysheehan.com. August 21, 2001.
“Anything that the human mind can conceive can be produced ultimately.”
“When once estrangement has arisen between those who truly love each other, everything seems to widen the breach.”

Source : Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1869). “Run to Earth: A Novel”, p.156
“Movie acting, I later realized, reminds me of contract bridge. Each requires the same concentration, intense short-term memory, and obliviousness to everything else until the last trump is called - or whatever it is they do.”
“As we open the gates to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, we know that millions of guests will open their hearts to this fantasy world where characters and stories spring to life, where dreams come true and where families will have fun together.”
“Young women growing into situations with no parents are usually material for exploitation in the brothels.”

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