Good Sentences
“A sentence, [Esther] Forbes seemed to believe, not only had something to say, it had to say it uniquely, with verve. A sentence was more than just a fact-conveyor; it also made a certain sound, and could have a thrilling quality of being over-full, saying more than its length should permit it to say. A sequence of such sentences exploding in the brain made the invented world almost unbearably real, each sentence serving as a kind of proof.”
– George Saunders, “Thank You, Esther Forbes,” The Braindead Megaphone