"My sister, Greta, and I were having our portrait painted by our uncle Finn that afternoon because he knew he was dying."
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"My sister, Greta, and I were having our portrait painted by our uncle Finn that afternoon because he knew he was dying."
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My name is Eddie Russett, but only for another two hours and nine minutes.
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“A biting wind swept the moors, carrying winter in its teeth.”
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I put the shotgun in an Adidas bag and padded it out with four pairs of tennis socks, not my style at all, but that was what I was aiming for: If they think you're crude, go technical; if they think you're technical, go crude.
From "Johnny Mnemonic"
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How do I know it's Love? Because I've already thrown up twice, and I haven't even asked him out yet.
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In the kitchen, he poured another drink and looked at the bedroom suite in his front yard.
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"The most honest people in the world were liars."
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"The story on Alice's computer screen had been finding its way into words for more than five years, or maybe forever."
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"I belong to a Clan of One-Breasted Women."
Williams's title essay is about the carcinogenic legacy of 1950s atomic bomb testing in Utah, which the government knew was a threat to the health of its citizens, but went ahead and then covered it up.
The other essays deal with the environment, ecology and conservation, and the book is part of the Penguin Green Ideas series ???
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