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  • His attention kept getting caught by the most ordinary thingsthe glitter of water, the flowering cracks in a bit of pavement, the sheen of oil on a roadas if hed never seen them before.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • Im sharing them with you now because the process of writing this book made me realize that all of these thingsthe good and the badare pieces of the puzzle, my puzzle, and I had to lay out all the pieces in order to see the bigger picture and what would work for me.

    Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009

  • Im sharing them with you now because the process of writing this book made me realize that all of these thingsthe good and the badare pieces of the puzzle, my puzzle, and I had to lay out all the pieces in order to see the bigger picture and what would work for me.

    Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009

  • We think that if we collect all the right thingsthe right home, the right clothes, the right electronics, the right cars, the right applianceswe will eventually accumulate the life we imagine for ourselves.

    Enough Already Peter Walsh 2009

  • Garrison'sability to get some of evildoers "on-record" gave the whole affair a small degree of credibility for historical purposes, and preserved thefundamental rule of law for interrogation -- two thingsthe Bush administration arrogantly rejects in this frightful day of presidential oligarchy.

    The 7th Anniversary Of 9/11 And The Cycle Of War 2008

  • His attention kept getting caught by the most ordinary thingsthe glitter of water, the flowering cracks in a bit of pavement, the sheen of oil on a roadas if hed never seen them before.

    City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008

  • For the next one to be successful - He has to do two thingsthe count is at 2 for now:

    Tuesday Discussion: Where Do You Want to See Superman Go? « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Well, now that I think of it, this summary actually does omit a few thingsthe kindliness and magnanimity of Puritan settlers toward American Indians, the true conservatism of the American Revolution, the lawfulness of Southern secession, the North's responsibility for the post-Civil-War "black codes" in the South, the illegality of the 14th Amendment, the fact that the provisions of the Bill of Rights don't actually apply to the states, and some other stuff.

    IsThatLegal? 2005

  • It knew, in the way that all dragons know thingsthe fullness of the moon, the weight of the human heart, sciences undreamed of, and magics to take the attributes of the lesser mortals and beasts.

    The Dragons of Krynn Weis, Margaret 1994

  • His life was simply there, at Saint Anthony’s, and what he remembered began in the middle of thingsthe smell of boiled sheets and lye; the taste of watery oatmeal; the feel of dropping a brick onto a piece of stone, watching the red pieces split off, then using those broken shards to write on the wall of the monastery, and being slapped for this, and being forced to wash the dust away with a cold, wet rag.

    Excerpt: The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti 2008

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