The men loved jokes, though they had heard each one before. Jack's manner was persuasive; few of them had seen the old stories so well delivered. Jack himeself laughed a little, but he was able to see the effect his performance had on his audience. The noise of their laughter roared like the sea in his ears. He wanted it louder and louder; he wanted them to drown out the war with their laughter. If the could should loud enough, they might bring the world back to its senses; they might laugh loud enough to raise the dead.
Sebastian FaulksThe nicest characters in A Week in December research are, in fact, Muslims - and their religious devotion is one of the things that defines them.
Sebastian FaulksThe best thing is the combined effect of nicotine with alcohol, greater than the sum of the two parts.
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