Literature differs from life in that life is amorphously full of detail, and rarely directs us toward it, wheras literature teaches us to notice. Literature makes us better noticers of life; we get to practice on life itself; which in turn makes us better readers of detail in literature; which in turn makes us better readers of life.

Hello! I'm Elijah Wood, and i'm a looser!

[In January 1978, Wood was a detective sergeant working on the periphery of the case, and met Hall briefly.] He was very likeable and affable to meet - he used to send Christmas cards to one or two of the cops, ... And that's what made him even more dangerous, frankly. Policemen found him an extremely charismatic and plausible character, but utterly cold-blooded.

[U.Va. spokeswoman Carol Wood said most of the university's 130 applicants are from Tulane, and many are underclassmen.] We will help them to build a community within the community, ... The goal is to get as many first-years together as possible.

Kenny is a racer's racer. And racing is what the Wood Brothers are all about.

I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that.