A friend of mine once described Don DeLillo's "Underworld" as a book in which every sentence seems burdened by the weight of its own genius, and the same critique applies here: this novel is too systematic, too perfectly self-contained, too precious.
All there, perfectly choreographed inside their precious glass cases, an exhibit titled "Le Théâtre Dior", featuring these lilliputian, perfect versions of fashion looks, the stuff legends are made of.
Unpolished and the size of a pinky nail, the stone looked more like a perfectly round zit than a precious jewel, but I liked the object's symbolism: Like every lasting relationship, it would take time and diligence to reveal its hidden radiance.
That we can create a new way of viewing ourselves: as perfectly lovable, as wonderfully human, as something precious, worthy, and whole.
The advent of the perfectly lustrous, round cultured pearl made the once-precious orbs lose much of their luster, and by the 1950s they seemed absolutely priggish.
Precious, on the other hand, is a perfectly well-made movie, but owes its success to stellar performances rather than the creative flourishes of the director.
Our precious daughter, Gwendolyn (http://www.GwendolynStrong.com), was born perfectly healthy in October 2007 and diagnosed with SMA at the age of 6 months.
It perfectly encapsulates what can be found between these covers: interludes of voluptuous, precious intimacy as way-stations on a long and rugged journey.
