Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another …

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Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another technology appears to soften attacks launched from the mouth. ✨ Ben Marcus (2007). Notable American Women: A Novel, p.55, Vintage
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A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is bound to fail. ✨ Ben Marcus (2007). Notable American Women: A Novel, p.54, Vintage
People are considered as areas that resist light, mistakes in the air, collision sweet spots. At the time of this writing, the whole world is a crime scene: People eat space with their bodies; they a … ▶
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Eventually you stop paying attention to your own feelings when there's nothing to be done about them. ✨ Ben Marcus (2012). The Flame Alphabet, p.29, Vintage
Rain is used as white noise when God is disgusted by too much prayer, when the sky is stuffed to bursting with the noise of what people need. ✨ Ben Marcus (2007). Notable American Women: A Novel, p.5 … ▶

Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another technology appears to soften attacks launched from the mouth. ✨ Ben Marcus (2007). Notable American Women: A Novel, p.55, Vintage

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