"Those of us born in the tropics have lassitude bred into our very bones, and now, yielding to it, I felt the old waypoints — sunrise and sunset, the rhythm of the tides — quietly reimpose themselves".
He visits her just hours after her husband's burial — she is still in her funeral dress — to ask about the sins she committed in her former life, and whether she ever feels like "yielding".
But ironic detachment also served to cover up the intelligentsia's moral impotence, to sublimate the rage its members felt when yielding to encroachment.
"It is the Submissive who has all the power," he witters, "and I can feel myself slowly yielding to you".
"Invisibilia" combines sophisticated storytelling with cultural and scientific reporting, yielding astonishing stories that can feel almost too good to be true.
It was strange to stare into the room with wide-open eyes and feel the darkness yielding only the smallest bit, as if it were pressing back against her efforts to penetrate it.
He's also ventured more bravely into 10-year BB corporate bonds yielding 8% good if you feel comfortable taking the risk.
LEDs sync up with the changing colors of the sky, yielding a magical experience that feels like looking out unto infinity.
Regarding the title, McCready said, "I think the title Yield has to do with maybe being more comfortable within ourselves, with this band....we're all a little bit older and a little more relaxed and maybe just kind of yielding to those anxieties and not trying to fight it so much...That's what it kind of feels to me – yielding, letting something else happen and going with it".
If the potato feels soft and yielding then it is done.
When buying fresh foie gras, look for large, light beige livers that feel firm and softly yielding, not hard.
