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...sobering note of subjection to historical conditions, the epilogue closes the novel with a final incarnation of the color blue. Isabelle is at a crossroads, questioning whether to go forward, back, or remain where she is. A“blue light surrounds her, giving her solace for the briefest moment.” Blue ultimately represents the ability of Chevalier’s luminous prose to capture the beauty of the fleeting moments in her heroines’ lives...
...down on record as the briefest of cease-fires: Less than an hour after a 6 a.m. Sunday truce was to go into effect between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the Gaza strip, three rockets went thudding into empty fields in Israel. Nobody was hurt, but it was a sign that once again, the Palestinian authorities can make all the promises they want, but they cannot bring Gaza?s armed militant groups to heel...
...girlfriend, had just been smacked with an NC-17 classification - no one under 17 allowed to attend - by the ratings board of the Motion Picture Association of America. The film's offending passage was a tender love scene between William H. Macy and Maria Bello that included the briefest glimpse of the actors' genitals...
...Then he allowed himself the briefest of pitches for a new client - himself. "People like to hear about the White House, and I've been here at the center of a lot of history," he said. "The President and myself and this team have been through a lot together over the last five and a half-plus years." Now, at long last, he can enjoy...
...even the briefest excerpts and paraphrases demonstrate, Saunders is a highly original writer, with a peculiar gift for presenting the familiar in new and bizarre combinations that force us to pay attention to what we might ordinarily take for granted...