sunlight

• “Griffith, who still speaks fondly of the days when every game was played in sunlight, is not very enthusiastic about the prospect of watching baseball in a basement, but something had to be done to improve the Twins 'pitiful attendance figures, and, after balking and stuttering and giving the developers fits, he finally agreed that the domed stadium might be it.”

  The Last of the Pure Baseball Men

• “It takes all of them mixed together to make the clear white light which we call sunlight, and without which nothing could live or grow.”

  Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)

• “This fluid which we call sunlight intercommunicates between the entire opposing surface of sun and earth, unless interrupted by some temporary cause.”

  New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces

• “Its tangible constituents, such as clouds, vapors, gases, are well understood; as well as the modifying influence of those atmospheric elements upon what we call sunlight, and sun-heat.”

  New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces

• “Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis's principle that "sunlight" is the "best of disinfectants" is a major influence on contemporary public policy nearly everywhere except in his own profession.”

  The Confidentiality Fetish

• “A troll and a vampire would both be impervious except in sunlight (which a troll would merely survive) and a troll could crush the werewolf or zombie.”

  Fantasy League.

• “Sparkling, especially in the sunlight, is like a slap in the face to serious vampire fans.”

  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Glimpse into the Editor’s Office: Editing Twilight

• “As Justice Brandeis said, “sunlight is the best disinfectant.””

  Wonk Room » Koch Industries Not Only Fueling K St. Lobbying Boom And Anti-Obama Tea Party Protests, But Democrats Too

• “Better than sunlight is the light of the glory of God, and better than the sound of rain or the meaningless roar of the sea — which has called, has called us to another shore — is the sound of the waters of the river of life streaming forever after he says, Ecce, nova facio omnia! from → Unexamined Life”

  A Death in the Family « Unknowing

• “The one ray of sunlight is the Washington Capitals, who are putting an excellent season together.”

  Matthew Yglesias » Moscow on the Potomac

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