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“Something tugged inside him. A flutter of unease.Do you sing? Those had been her first words to him, the day she had bought him. A band of nausea circled Arins throat, just as it had when she had a...”
“Its like Im suddenly a hormonally charged teenager or living in a bad romance novel: I suddenly cant stop myself from noticing every man around me. Which means that Darcy, Samantha, and Michael are...”
“It's not my accent, but my brevity makes me stylish.”
“Her accent's funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown's. Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they're swooping down on them from above, pushing t...”
“Those who mouth your sacred words with an accent you deem wrong annoy you more than those speaking something you cannot understand.”
“Do you have one where youre riding a horse or a camel? Or sitting on a rocket ship? Those are always wildly popular with men looking for sex.SINGLE-MINDED”
“Well, that explains the dreamy accent. And why transvestites would make him feel homesick.SINGLE-MINDED”
“Whatcha do to Ricky Ricardo? Found him talking real fast in Spanish." "Nothing." She looked at Tony. "He's just moody, and the moodier he gets, the less you can understand him.”
“What is surprising, even deeply disturbing, is the way that many individuals who consider themselves democratic, even-handed, rational, and free of prejudice, hold on tenaciously to a standard lang...”
“Angus was courting me with lines that stabbed deep in lonely, barren places. Like an unfair conqueror, he was delivering his words with an accent that had me dreaming of castles and lochs, and stro...”
“It’s like I’m suddenly a hormonally charged teenager or living in a bad romance novel: I suddenly can’t stop myself from noticing every man around me. Which means that Darcy, Samantha, and Michael ...”
“Do you have one where you’re riding a horse or a camel? Or sitting on a rocket ship? Those are always wildly popular with men looking for sex.—SINGLE-MINDED”
