tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post9003002358989501718..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Beautiful sentencesCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45588592951392708532015-11-07T08:39:18.717-06:002015-11-07T08:39:18.717-06:00I like your list much better. The samples of ones ...I like your list much better. The samples of ones you didn't like are passive mush.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85707691875207055422015-11-06T17:48:24.348-06:002015-11-06T17:48:24.348-06:00X. Dell, I would not be surprised actually.
Riot ...X. Dell, I would not be surprised actually.<br /><br />Riot Kitty, I bought a copy of where the Wild things are for myself a few years back. Josh has his copy of course<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-19387624242491615282015-11-05T11:14:13.970-06:002015-11-05T11:14:13.970-06:00I have to agree with you, both on the cliches (I c...I have to agree with you, both on the cliches (I could never stand reading Garcia Marquez - I wanted to fall asleep, trying him in both in English and Spanish), and the good ones! I still love Where the Wild Things Are. Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-8593507305773237432015-11-03T16:39:19.921-06:002015-11-03T16:39:19.921-06:00Call me cynical, but I'm betting that 30 of th...Call me cynical, but I'm betting that 30 of the most beautiful sentences composed in English are currently sitting in a slush pile on Manhattan's Lower East Side.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79983887267394142902015-11-01T21:41:21.912-06:002015-11-01T21:41:21.912-06:00R.T., I'll check it out.
Prashant, I suspect ...R.T., I'll check it out.<br /><br />Prashant, I suspect they often are.<br /><br />Oscar, He's going to be my next selection. I like his stuff a lot<br /><br />Travis Cody, excellent<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-61168545620689786022015-11-01T21:11:13.393-06:002015-11-01T21:11:13.393-06:00One of my favorite sentences...
"I don't...One of my favorite sentences...<br /><br />"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” From The Lord of the Rings<br /><br />Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6059415070381900692015-11-01T13:02:11.357-06:002015-11-01T13:02:11.357-06:00Sme of your selections sound to me like they were ...Sme of your selections sound to me like they were written by Cormac McCarthy, who puts many fine word pictures in his sentences.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34821494562398916932015-10-31T11:15:38.814-05:002015-10-31T11:15:38.814-05:00Charles, I wonder if in the case of non-English wr...Charles, I wonder if in the case of non-English writers, the lines aren't lost in the translation. I liked some of the other sentences.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35737288645871893362015-10-31T10:13:41.254-05:002015-10-31T10:13:41.254-05:00Slightly off subject, consider this tribute to a c...Slightly off subject, consider this tribute to a craftsman of uncomplicated sentences:<br />http://bakerstreetandbeyond.blogspot.com/RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-91971716473942325092015-10-30T15:04:15.255-05:002015-10-30T15:04:15.255-05:00Sage, I've heard that too. Kill your darlings....Sage, I've heard that too. Kill your darlings. I do believe there needs to be consistency in a written piece but beautiful language is its own reward.<br /><br />Candy, often times I agree. For me, it's usually the more descriptive images that make me see a scene very powerfully that I love.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-17100123428476711892015-10-29T13:15:02.522-05:002015-10-29T13:15:02.522-05:00Interesting, Charles; I haven't read Matthiess...Interesting, Charles; I haven't read Matthiessen. I find so many "great lines" either banal or pretentious and a sign that an author is trying way too hard.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-76633744636095405252015-10-29T11:26:03.640-05:002015-10-29T11:26:03.640-05:00And then I remember someone in a writing class tel...And then I remember someone in a writing class tell us that if a sentence is so perfect that it sticks out, get rid of it! Although I do like a strong first sentence in anything I read, whether a paragraph or novel.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-758853638418699842015-10-28T21:08:05.823-05:002015-10-28T21:08:05.823-05:00Patti, so it would appear.
R. T., an extremely im...Patti, so it would appear.<br /><br />R. T., an extremely important part of any beautiful sentence to me is the rhythm and poetry of it. <br /><br />Cloudia, it is a curious phenomenon.<br /><br />Alex, and so true.<br /><br />Elgin, there are many other great lines in his book. Thanks for dropping by.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-53192839918302195792015-10-28T17:19:39.916-05:002015-10-28T17:19:39.916-05:00Thanks for the link and for the Matthiessen lines....Thanks for the link and for the Matthiessen lines. “Figures dark beneath their loads…” is particularly good. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-91743019659250226032015-10-28T13:20:40.055-05:002015-10-28T13:20:40.055-05:00Greedy monkeys full of dread - I like that one.Greedy monkeys full of dread - I like that one.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38503816909054832222015-10-28T12:37:52.411-05:002015-10-28T12:37:52.411-05:00It is interesting how our neural wiring and temper...It is interesting how our neural wiring and temperament cause us to resonate with some lines and not others. Research avenue, Charles?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />" Only one thing <br />has to change for <br />us to know happiness <br />in our lives: where <br />we focus our attention. "<br /> Greg Anderson<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA, Friend<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <br />(\__/)<br />(='.'=)<br />(")_('')<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-84678294126738372262015-10-28T10:26:07.036-05:002015-10-28T10:26:07.036-05:00Ernest Hemingway, Henry James, George Orwell, and ...Ernest Hemingway, Henry James, George Orwell, and Flannery O'Connor were each masters of the sentence. (And, in my shameless self-promotional way, I admit that I like the foregoing sentence; it says so much in a few simple words, forcing the reader to think more about each of the names and words, especially "each masters of the sentence." This is what good sentences accomplish: complexity and provocation within the simplicity of a fourth-grade vocabulary.)RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-57693841584748813802015-10-28T10:15:25.463-05:002015-10-28T10:15:25.463-05:00A beautiful sentence is surprisingly subjective in...A beautiful sentence is surprisingly subjective in many cases. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com