I phoned Midori. 'I have to talk to you' I said. 'I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning'. Midori responded with a long, long silence - the silence of all the misty rain in the world falling on all the new-mown lawns of the world. Forehead pressed against the glass, I shut my eyes and waited. At last, Midori's quiet voice broke the silence: 'Where are you now?' Where was I now? Gripping the receiver, I raised my head and turned to see what lay beyond the phone box. Where was I now? I had no idea. No idea at all. Where was this place? All that flashed into my eyes were the countless shapes of people walking by to nowhere. Again and again I called out for Midori from the dead centre of this place that was no place.
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We've got to get him more work. He's another switch-hitter and a solid receiver. It wouldn't be the worst thing for Josh to play more.
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A handy telephone tip: Keep a small chalkboard near the phone. That way, when a salesman calls, you can hold the receiver up to it and run your fingernails across it until he hangs up.
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In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.
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God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out.
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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He can be a big-time receiver. I think he's got the ability to go play at the next level. He's a great athlete. He's rangy, he's fast, he's tough and he's a worker. I wish I had three of him.
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It is the responsibility of the sender to make sure the receiver understands the message.
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The act of giving is more important than the merit of the receiver.
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