I read novels for the following reasons: to find and revel in funny, beautiful, thought-provoking phrases and metaphors; to dwell on profound paragraphs that contain useful truths about life and human nature; and to lose myself in, and connect emotionally with, the lives of exceptional characters.
The new, grungier bronze- and aluminum-cast sculptures of fast food, inflatable forest islands, and life-sized beds, offset by thought-provoking phrases such as "WTF is Heimat?", "Love 24 hrs," and "Nowhere," surprise and delight his fans who are used to seeing his more playful and provocative pop culture pieces.
In mid-March, Ms. Bhutto visited a training camp inside the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir and pledged nearly five million dollars in support of "freedom fighters" — a phrase clearly aimed at provoking the Indian leadership.
He is cheeky and provoking.
Even maddening or provoking.
"Binders full of women" is a phrase that provoked instant fascination, because it is so strange, and, as a prop and a concept, so vivid.
Even a carefully phrased response can provoke prolonged silences or slammed doors.
Zacharias used a great deal of pedal to darken and deepen the bass notes, to make the strange harmonies echo resonantly, and to make phrases last long enough to provoke clashes with the ones that followed.
Just the phrase "positive action" is enough to provoke outrage and indignation in some people.
But Darwin clung to his turn of phrase, even while it continued to provoke.
