Our View Of Reality Is Only A

You Can Miss A Lot By Sticking To The Point.

To Use An Electronics Analogy, Closing A Book On A Bookmark Is Like Pressing The Stop Button, Whereas When You Leave The Book Facedown, You've Only Pressed Pause.

When The Irish Novelist John Mcgahern Was A Child, His Sisters Unlaced And Removed One Of His Shoes While He Was Reading. He Did Not Stir. They Placed A Straw Hat On His Head. No Response. Only When They Took Away The Wooden Chair On Which He Was Sitting Did He, As He Puts It, 'wake Out Of The Book'.

I'd Rather Have A Book, But In A Pinch I'll Settle For A Set Of Water Pik Instructions.

Pen-bereavement Is A Serious Matter.