"Gen closed his eyes, leaned forward, and put his head on his knees.
Sleep was a country for which he could not obtain a visa.
'Commas,' he said through a yawn, 'pause the sentence and separate ideas.'"
- Ann Patchett, Bel Canto, p. 210
(Forgive the slight stretch on picture-quote pairing, but I've been sitting on that lovely middle sentence for such a looong time...)
Sleep was a country for which he could not obtain a visa.
'Commas,' he said through a yawn, 'pause the sentence and separate ideas.'"
- Ann Patchett, Bel Canto, p. 210
(Forgive the slight stretch on picture-quote pairing, but I've been sitting on that lovely middle sentence for such a looong time...)