In addition to plan substance, the form of plan implementation, especially in its overcentralisation, had serious shortcomings.

Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year she'd started making all the teachers address her by her full name, Linnet.

[…] its rich ruby and topazlike coloring rendering it one of the most conspicuous and beautiful objects imaginable.

And when I playfully asked him to “hook me up” he simply (and without effort) responded, “Well you’re not really his type. He likes the light brights.” So I stopped for a minute and thought to myself, “Wouldn’t you know, I still can’t pass that darn paper bag test.”