“They became demi-heroes, and were moved to respond with special sales, reduced prices, and a carnival atmosphere. The ghetto was a living organism: to counter external threats, it responded with the antibodies of courage, solidarity, and that desperate, magnificent love we usually call the survival instinct.”
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“The unclean humidity of his working conditions, however, accelerated the risk of infection.”
“endured the pain expressionlessly”
“Prabaker has a disappointing habit of telling everybody the truth.”
“a little less and a little more every day”
“Did anyone ever tell you you've got a very peculiar way of putting things?”
“I was helpless to stop it, and I knew it.”