In which I participate in David Abrams’s “Sunday Sentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
Sol was a singular man whose passion for purpose, innate optimism, moral compass, quiet dignity and irrepressible memory proved inspiring to his family, his shul, his museum, and so many others.
Source: “Sol Rosenkranz.”
Three quick things.
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(more…)In which I participate in David Abrams’s “Sunday Sentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
Ruined.
Source: “Generations” by Rachel Hall (in Heirlooms: Stories).
Yes, I’ve read this before, many times. But I reread it this week because I was teaching it. And as my students noted, this is a powerful line.
