We knew it was holy. Every sentence we cherished was sturdy… - Jonathan Lethem

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We knew it was holy. Every sentence we cherished was sturdy and Biblical in its form, carved somehow by hand-dragged implement or slapped onto sheets by an inky key. For sentences were sculptural, were we the only ones who understood? Sentences were bodies, too, as horny as the flesh-envelopes we wore around the house all day.

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Jonathan Lethem (born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.

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Alternative Names: Jonathan Allen Lethem • Harry Conklin

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