What did Renata Adler mean by: The style of flirtation specific to classrooms was of service to the students all their lives. - Renata Adler Journalist Copy
+ No one ever confides a secret to one person only. No one destroys all copies of a document. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, Renata Adler, Secrets, Trust, 0 - Renata Adler Journalist
+ Sanity … is the most profound moral option of our time. Feraz Zeid, June 13, 2023December 12, 2023, Renata Adler, Moral, Profound, Sanity, 0 - Renata Adler Journalist
+ Fear . . . is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday. Feraz Zeid, October 1, 2023January 10, 2024, Renata Adler, Fear, 0 - Renata Adler Journalist
+ The whole magic of a plot requires that somebody be impeded from getting something over with. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, Renata Adler, Obstacles, Resolution, Storytelling, 0 - Renata Adler Journalist
+ Bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. Feraz Zeid, June 18, 2023December 12, 2023, Renata Adler, Book, Reading, Sleep, 0 - Renata Adler Journalist
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