Her daughters engage in outwardly innocent childhood activities ― making devotions, eating sweets ― all the while cognizant of the threat of violence beneath the surface; the toy soldier is meant as a reference to dictator Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile with an authoritarian military government between 1973 and 1990. .
This isn't the first time that Preston has made her devotion to Scientology public.
Despite some obvious finger-pointing at a villain who "snarled," "snapped," "sneered" and "averred" his evil intentions, Lewis smartly moves the hero in and out of his bind while making his devotion to his shady waterfront clientele entirely understandable.
"Best Show" fans -- nobody knows how many there are, but they make their devotion known through a barrage of calls, instant messages and e-mail messages each week -- recognize the voice of Jon Wurster, the North Carolina-based drummer for the rock band Superchunk, as Mr. Scharpling's regular foil.
Brammer sings nicely but his Chris is so full of questions that it overshadows the certainty of his love for Kim; it does make his devotion to Ellen easier to believe, but Chris and Kim are given a very short time to establish their love's intensity and for me their love's chemistry wasn't consuming enough.
Make your devotion so strong you can't imagine it any other way.
Perhaps she doesn't care whether readers see what she saw in him, but given that her book is largely a love letter to the man she alternately called brother, soulmate, and coach, a few more clues would go a long way toward making her devotion relatable.
One of the painting's owners reflects on her own situation: "Devotion made her resentful...
His extensive knowledge of psychiatric illness, professional integrity and exceptional devotion made him the most sought after consultant.
But those days are past, and for a long time now Dylan has made clear his devotion to the intelligence, austerity, and strangeness of early folk music.
