tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post1949600757463410167..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: Laughlin on the BeachLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-51646299572799431092010-06-05T00:23:08.993-05:002010-06-05T00:23:08.993-05:00Curious he should have left the crucial word out o...Curious he should have left the crucial word out of that famous Stein line -- it's "<b>before</b> the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded", making it a beautifully balanced full sentence, not just repetitive Steinese. But then I suppose it wouldn't serve here, where evidently the flowers suffered an interruption but the friendship survived.Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com