What makes a great sentence? I’m not sure, exactly, but I’d like to find out. A few times each week I’ll post a bit of prose that affects me, and offer a few brief comments about its virtues. If one of the passages strikes you for a particular reason, please join the discussion by adding your comments. The goal is to illuminate the mechanics by which prose can speak to the mind, whisper to the heart, and sing to the soul.

Evan Miller
Palo Alto, CA