Differences Quote by Constance Hale

“A sentence can offer a moment of quiet, it can crackle with energy or it can just lie there, listless and uninteresting. What makes the difference? The verb.” quote by Constance Hale — Download Open image

“A sentence can offer a moment of quiet, it can crackle with energy or it can just lie there, listless and uninteresting. What makes the difference? The verb.”

Constance Hale

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