“We all have our doubts and fragilities, but poor Henry had to face his in public at appointed times, with half the crowd anxiously counting on him and the other half cheering for him to fail. Like an actor in a play, his inner turmoil was on display for everyone to observe; unlike an actor in a play, he didn’t get to go home and become someone else. So raw were his struggles that it felt like an invasion of privacy to go to the games, and at the worst moments Affenlight felt guilty for being there and wondered whether spectators should even be allowed.”
― The Art of Fielding
― The Art of Fielding
“Savoia-Marchetti”
― Polostan
― Polostan
“ECM Synchronika.”
― The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
― The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
“Roxy Music’s “More Than This.”
― Surrender, New York
― Surrender, New York
“His new nose definitely presented the gooseflesh surface of a ball sack.”
― Fever Beach: A Novel
― Fever Beach: A Novel
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