Winter Doves: A Love StoryTogether, Walter and June, a bitter, attractive, and corrosively articulate short-stay patient recovering from a suicide attempt, escape from the mental hospital and strike out on their own. |
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Page 124
... side , some illuminated , some in dark- ness , with only the thousands of windows reflecting the lights of the river and the streets , these were altogether outside his range of comprehension . The Royal Festival Hall , the Shell ...
... side , some illuminated , some in dark- ness , with only the thousands of windows reflecting the lights of the river and the streets , these were altogether outside his range of comprehension . The Royal Festival Hall , the Shell ...
Page 162
... side of the classroom , laughter ( both hysterical and forced ) , elbow - jabbing , gum - chewing , shouting ( wordy and wordless ) , missiles being thrown , pocket billiards and the stroking of after - lunch erections on the other ...
... side of the classroom , laughter ( both hysterical and forced ) , elbow - jabbing , gum - chewing , shouting ( wordy and wordless ) , missiles being thrown , pocket billiards and the stroking of after - lunch erections on the other ...
Page 182
... side of the desk , and you that , doesn't mean that there is a class , cultural , intellectual gap between us . We're all on your side , you know . A desk is not a symbol ; it can be moved . But then where would we put our elbows ? Your ...
... side of the desk , and you that , doesn't mean that there is a class , cultural , intellectual gap between us . We're all on your side , you know . A desk is not a symbol ; it can be moved . But then where would we put our elbows ? Your ...
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