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It embarrassed her, as a child, to think that her father had fallen in love, or, if men must love, then it should have been someone else, someone dark, mysterious and profoundly clever, not an ordinary person who was impatient for no reason and cross when one was late for lunch.
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clever
dark
embarrass
embarrassment
father
impatience
impatient
late
love
mediocrity
men
mother
mysterious
mystery
ordinary
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Daphne du Maurier |
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And slowly a discussion begins - as Morrie has wanted all along - about the effect of silence on human relations. Why are we embarrassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise?
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discuss
effect
embarrass
human
noise
quiet
relation
silence
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Mitch Albom |
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He had refused fancy clothes or makeup for this interview. His philosophy was that death should to be embarrassing; he was not about to powder its nose.
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embarrass
ill
makeup
perspective
point-of-view
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Mitch Albom |
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"Elena opens the door and yanks me through the house, stopping only when we reach the backyard. She lets me go only to grab the microphone from the lead singer. "Paco!" she announces loudly. "Yeah, I'm talkin' to you," Elena says, pointing to Paco talking to a bunch of girls. "Next time you want to take a dump, do it in someone else's house." Paco's entourage of girls backs up and giggles, leaving him alone."
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elena
embarrass
paco
smells
toilet
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Simone Elkeles |