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Could you please tell me some good quotes from 'Charming Billy' by Alice McDermott?
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Good quotes from "Charming Billy", Alice McDermott: "Or, if they didn't think to call it beauty, they said courage - more appropriate to the occasion and the day - not meaning necessarily her new-widow's courage (with its attendant new-widow's clichys: bearing up, holding on, doing well), but the courage it took to look out onto life from a face as plain as butter: pale, downy skin and bland blue eyes, faded brown hair cut short as a nun's and dimmed with gray. Only a touch of powder and of lipstick, only a wedding band a small pearl ring for adornment." Chapter 1, pg. 3 "Better the women gather around Billy in real mourning, sit up with him all night if they liked, moaning about fate and loss and the inevitability of death, than have them turn their gummy sympathy, their studied silence on him.....
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When was Alice McDermott born?
Alice McDermott was born in 1953.
Who is the protagonist in charming billy?
The protagonist of "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott is Billy Lynch. His story is told in flashback. He was a charming Irish American born and raised in New York. He was in the process of adjusting to life after having served during World War II, when he unexpectedly met the love of his life.
What is literary devices in charming billy?
In the novel "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott, some literary devices include flashbacks to reveal character background, motif of memory and loss, and symbolic use of alcohol to convey emotional turmoil. The author also employs foreshadowing to build suspense and a nonlinear narrative structure to explore themes of grief and regret.
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Quotes from Alice in Wonderland the 2010 movie?
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What books are best to look at for random quotes?
The best quotes are usually found in old literature novels. Such as Shakespeare's plays for quotes of all sorts. Alice in Wonderland is also another book to find good strange quotes. Edgar Allen Poe's work can also carry good quotes. Over all old boooks have the best quotes that can be used at random.
What has the author Alice McDermott written?
Alice McDermott has written: 'At weddingsand wakes' -- subject(s): Fiction, Irish Americans, Family 'After this' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Fiction 'Aquella Noche' 'A bigamist's daughter' -- subject(s): Fathers and daughters, Vanity presses, Man-woman relationships, Women editors, Authors and publishers, FICTION / Literary, Fiction 'After This' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, United States in fiction, Fiction, OverDrive 'Charming Billy' -- subject(s): Alcoholics, Bereavement, Family, Fiction, Grief, Irish American families, Irish Americans, Large type books 'Die Hochzeit der Nonne' 'That night' -- subject(s): Protected DAISY 'Irischer Abschied. Roman'
What are some new moon quotes?
1) "I think she's having hysterics, maybe you should slap her." ~ Alice Cullen
What actors and actresses appeared in The Charming Deceiver - 1921?
The cast of The Charming Deceiver - 1921 includes: Roland Bottomley as Richard Walling Alice Calhoun as Edith Denton Marsden Robert Gaillard as Duncan Charles Kent as John Adams Stanford Jack McLean as Frank Denton
Can they fastened the production of Alice academy season 2?
the "alice acdemy" season 2 is showing in japan!please be wait to the current season.
Who is the hero in Alice in Wonderland?
The original book doesn't really have a villain, in the classic sense, but the Queen of Hearts is the most unpleasant and frightening character. In Tim Burton's recent movie, the Red Queen, Iracebeth of Crims is the villain.
