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The Magicians and Mrs. Quent, Galen Beckett

Pages Read this Week: 158

Pages Read this Semester: 485

Sentences of the Week:

1. "Go back to your seat you omadhaun, you poltroon, you thing from the far dark corner of a bog." Angela's Ashes

2. "I'm sure people would be far gladder if they simply stopped searching for all the causes of their unhappiness." The Magicians and Mrs. Quent

3. "Though he supposed the good were always drawn to the wicked for wanting to save them, and the wicked in turn to the good - not in hopes of being saved or with desires of corrupting but rather like a moth in the dark, fascinated by a light it can never really know but might at least behold."  The Magicians and Mrs. Quent

My first sentence was just funny.  Not only does it include a vocabulary word we have been studying (poltroon), but it is possibly one of the best insults I have ever heard.  I may have to beginning calling my sister a "thing from the far dark corner of a bog."  I wonder how she would respond.  The second sentence was insightful.  They're words of wisdom, but ironically, they come from a character who is foolish.  In a weird way, it reminded me of Polonius' statement "Neither a borrower nor a lender be."  These are intelligent words spoken by an idiot of a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet.  Sentences like these make me wonder if even the stupidest people can have a little bit of depth to them.  Finally, the third sentence was profound.  I'm not really sure why I liked it, but it sort of reminded me of the musical Wicked.  Other than that, I just thought it was cool.  The moth simile was pretty great.  Good sentences this week!  I'm enjoying finding them and I'm looking forward to reading more.