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“He's extremely dehydrated and we'll need to get fluids into him as soon as possible if he's to have a hope of surviving”
“Superstition, she said. Soup with a bonobo finger in it is supposed to make a pregnant woman give birth to a strong baby. Putting another finger in the bathwater keeps the baby strong. "I hope the ...”
“She positions herself on a stool in front of a giant washing machine, watching her garments twirl in flashing patterns of red and white on a sea of black. It subdues her, that clothes can be washed...”
“the primary trait of young adult literature is that the authors emphasis is on plot and character and not on his own brilliance. And because few people talk about whether a young adult work is comm...”
“You can assume that the leaf you see let go of a branch and fall towards the ground has never been considered by any being but yourself. Catch it in your hand - or, even better, keep walking until ...”
“…the primary trait of young adult literature is that the author’s emphasis is on plot and character and not on his own brilliance. And because few people talk about whether a young adult work is co...”