I collect sentences and pay tribute to the authors by sharing their Damn Fine Sentences with you. Then I recount a personal memory the words bring up. It’s about how books connect with your life.
*****
“No one could rival Arthur Less for his ability to exit a room while remaining inside it.”
—Andrew Sean Greer
--Less
Diversity training session in a small conference room. Except for the facilitator and me, everyone in the room was white. The facilitator instructed us to pair up with the person in the room we knew least well. I was a new employee. They barely knew my name. Circling the conference table like ring-around-the-rosey, they all paired up, leaving me standing by myself. The facilitator and I exchanged an OMG look, but I don’t know what happened after that, because my spirit walked right out the door.
*****
“No one could rival Arthur Less for his ability to exit a room while remaining inside it.”
—Andrew Sean Greer
--Less
Diversity training session in a small conference room. Except for the facilitator and me, everyone in the room was white. The facilitator instructed us to pair up with the person in the room we knew least well. I was a new employee. They barely knew my name. Circling the conference table like ring-around-the-rosey, they all paired up, leaving me standing by myself. The facilitator and I exchanged an OMG look, but I don’t know what happened after that, because my spirit walked right out the door.
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