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  • Calvin O'Keefe.†   (source)
  • It made him furious when I suggested that anything was an "accident"—especially anything that had happened to him; on the subject of predestination, Owen Meany would accuse Calvin of bad faith.†   (source)
  • And that, too, would have been like my mother, to bring mountains of gifts, food, and toys for children--all bought on sale--shunning thanks, saying the gifts were nothing, and later turning the labels over to show my sisters, "Calvin Klein, 100% wool.†   (source)
  • Noel Kahn stood in front of her, naked except for his Calvin Klein boxers, which were wet and clingy.†   (source)
  • The guest list 49 included Bianca Jagger and Calvin Klein.†   (source)
  • And Lilly's mom, she always talks about normal stuff, like what a great deal she got on Calvin Klein panty hose at Bergdorf's.†   (source)
  • Noah stared out into the rain, looking more like a Calvin Klein underwear model than a down-and-out foster kid.†   (source)
  • Calvin let go of my bike.†   (source)
  • Kids are wearing Tommy Hilfiger and FUBU at Harrison right now; Calvin Klein is out.†   (source)
  • He cracked himself up, though I wasn't sure whether it was Calvin's high jinks or my own making him so goofy.†   (source)
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  • And then those ladies show up and take them away" "His name is Calvin.†   (source)
  • Calvin says it's the …. kidneys, but Allen took me off fried things …. when I got caught in that zipper I like to have never …. wonder what on earth makes her think she can get away with it …. poor thing, if I were in her place I'd take …. shock treatments, that's what she had.†   (source)
  • Martin Luther deleted the Apocrypha from the Reformation's Bible and later Calvin declared that the Apocrypha absolutely must not serve as the basis for convictions in matters of faith.†   (source)
  • I think Pastor Calvin is hot.†   (source)
  • Brooks Brothers, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Ermenegildo Zegna.†   (source)
  • Glancing down, I see a large wet spot on the front of my white Calvin Klein shirt.†   (source)
  • I thought I was Calvin F. Jones.†   (source)
  • All the while, Calvin played on, switching up tunes for each act.†   (source)
  • In 1996, Hush Puppies won the prize for best accessory at the Council of Fashion Designers awards dinner at Lincoln Center, and the president of the firm stood up On the stage with Calvin Klein and Donna Karan and accepted an award for an achievement that — as he would be the first to admit — his company had almost nothing to do with.†   (source)
  • Better make time, Calvin.†   (source)
  • My mother, my Calvin Klein jeans.†   (source)
  • A disturbing Calvin Klein billboard was brightly lit up down on the street.†   (source)
  • Does Calvin Klein do bubble bath?†   (source)
  • He and Claire, Calvin's wife, had been going at it a couple of times a week for the past six years, and Claire hadn't said a thing to anyone.†   (source)
  • "Who's Calvin?"†   (source)
  • He took the proposal quite seriously and worked with diligence, writing no papers on the subject until the early 1960's, when Calvin and Vaughn and Nagy and others were writing explosive papers on similar subjects.†   (source)
  • Oh, Calvin Atwood of the Atwood Light and Power Company of New York City is making the shoes.†   (source)
  • During the summer of 1853, Professor Calvin Stowe, Mrs. Stowe's husband, wrote: "The drama of Uncle Tom has been going on in the National Theatre of New York all summer with most unparalleled success.†   (source)
  • She is not a sharer, Calvin.†   (source)
  • Caroline Dillard, wearing a sharp, dark blue Calvin Klein knock-off suit, took a deep breath, straightened her back, and strode up to the reception area.†   (source)
  • Communications: We set up a ternary tree of "party" names: Chairman, Gospodin Adam Selene (Mike) Executive cell: Bork (me), Betty (Wyoh), Bill (Prof) Bork's cell: Cassie (Mum), Colin, Chang Betty's cell: Calvin (Greg), Cecilia (Sidris), Clayton Bill's cell: Cornwall (Finn Nielsen), Carolyn, Cotter —and so on.†   (source)
  • Into his little brother Calvin's cradle.†   (source)
  • I was more TAA than ever after meeting Calvin and seeing Selma.†   (source)
  • "He could have," he declared, "demolished Newton, Calvin or even John Locke as a logician."†   (source)
  • Still, if Pooky had sentenced Daisy Mae to die, I couldn't forgive him, even for Calvin's sake.†   (source)
  • Calvin growled, his lips tight, his body rigid.†   (source)
  • She did not mind that she could not feel Calvin's hand, that she could not see or feel or be.†   (source)
  • As mad as I was at Pooky, I surprised myself by thinking first of Calvin.†   (source)
  • When Calvin got up and tried to grab me, I elbowed him in the ribs and he staggered back.†   (source)
  • "Calvin, I advise you to let me go," came Charles Wallace's voice from under Calvin.†   (source)
  • Meg was pleased and a little surprised when the twins were excited at having Calvin for supper.†   (source)
  • They were all sons of unemployed miners, including Pooky's son, Calvin.†   (source)
  • "Gawddamm you, Calvin, smack 'im, smack 'im good.†   (source)
  • Meg looked at Calvin and Charles and they, like the waiting people, were a sickly green.†   (source)
  • The way I heard it, Calvin tried to keep Pooky from beating up his ma and got smacked pretty hard.†   (source)
  • Suddenly Meg broke into a run and caught up with Calvin.†   (source)
  • Calvin put his hands on his hips and looked down at Charles Wallace.†   (source)
  • The widow Clowers up in Six took them in until Calvin graduates and goes into the Army.†   (source)
  • Calvin took her hand and held it tightly in his.†   (source)
  • When I clambered out empty-handed, I walked right up to him and punched Calvin again.†   (source)
  • Calvin helped me pick up my bike and then held on to it.†   (source)
  • Charles Wallace stopped and turned slowly to look at Calvin with his cold, vacant eyes.†   (source)
  • Calvin, his face screwed up with grim determination, did not relax his hold.†   (source)
  • I jumped off my bike and knocked Calvin down with a solid fist to his chest.†   (source)
  • "Oh, Calvin, I'm not any good at English."†   (source)
  • Calvin was definitely going to have a black eye.†   (source)
  • "For all the most unimportant reasons," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • Now Calvin's voice rang with confidence.†   (source)
  • If Calvin was still holding her hand she could not feel it.†   (source)
  • Meg soon found that there was no need to cling to Charles Wallace or Calvin.†   (source)
  • Not now Go on out for that walk with Calvin.†   (source)
  • Calvin swung away from her and hunched himself up.†   (source)
  • "But she has to use words for Meg and Calvin," Charles reminded Mrs Who.†   (source)
  • He looked at Calvin, then seemed to make a quick decision.†   (source)
  • "Then I'm sure Calvin won't mind if you finish before dinner."†   (source)
  • Calvin O'Keefe, coming in then, said, "Ha ha."†   (source)
  • Oh, Calvin just came along for the ride.†   (source)
  • Calvin's voice was still angry and his freckles seemed to stand out on his face.†   (source)
  • Fortinbras ran on ahead, and Calvin was close behind them.†   (source)
  • Calvin shook his head firmly, though the beast couldn't see him.†   (source)
  • Calvin put his arms around her, but she shuddered and broke away, sobbing wildly.†   (source)
  • There's no use trying to talk to him," Calvin said, speaking in a low voice into her ear.†   (source)
  • Slowly the icy sounds cleared and she realized that the voices belonged to her father and Calvin.†   (source)
  • Calvin continued to look at the picture.†   (source)
  • "Calvin!" she gasped as Charles Wallace wrenched his arm from her and stood up.†   (source)
  • Calvin talked about traveling at the speed of light.†   (source)
  • "But there isn't a door or anything," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • Calvin: "Sir, why were you on Camazotz at all?†   (source)
  • Calvin started to pull away "No," Charles Wallace said.†   (source)
  • Meg hesitated, looking from the man with red eyes to Charles and Calvin.†   (source)
  • "Calvin's mother first," Meg whispered to the Medium.†   (source)
  • Calvin's voice came as though it were pushing through a cloud.†   (source)
  • She wondered if Calvin realized that a lot of the arrogance was bravado.†   (source)
  • Calvin, his voice cracking: "Jeepers, sir.†   (source)
  • She took Charles Wallace and Calvin each by the hand and started down the hill.†   (source)
  • Calvin looked somber; then his enormous smile lit up his face again.†   (source)
  • Calvin's freckles seemed to deepen, but he answered quietly.†   (source)
  • Meg tried to twist around in the beast's arms to glare at her father and Calvin.†   (source)
  • Calvin held her hand strongly in his, but she felt neither strength nor reassurance in his touch.†   (source)
  • Meg giggled, forgetting her worries in her pleasure at showing Calvin the picture.†   (source)
  • Calvin fished in his pocket and pulled out a wad of folded paper.†   (source)
  • That you, Calvin, consist mostly of empty space?†   (source)
  • "This is Calvin O'Keefe, Mother," Meg said.†   (source)
  • Meg felt Calvin's arm circle her waist in a secure hold.†   (source)
  • Would you like me to take you to your father and your Calvin?†   (source)
  • It wasn't that Calvin wasn't there and then that he was.†   (source)
  • Calvin turned, rejecting the dark Thing that blotted out the light of the stars.†   (source)
  • "I hate myself" Calvin reached over and took off her glasses.†   (source)
  • Calvin still held her with one arm, but he, too, held the flowers to his face.†   (source)
  • Your father and the boy, Calvin, have asked this, too.†   (source)
  • "Close your eyes," he said to Meg and Calvin.†   (source)
  • Now look, Calvin, don't you see how much easier it would be if you did it this way?"†   (source)
  • She started to cry out against her father when Calvin exclaimed, "Look!"†   (source)
  • Meg grabbed wildly at Calvin, shrieking, "That isn't Charles!†   (source)
  • But Calvin was paying no attention to her.†   (source)
  • "I don't know why I call her when I don't come home," Calvin said, his voice bitter.†   (source)
  • She looked at Calvin, and saw that he, too, was puzzled.†   (source)
  • "Calvin," Meg asked in agony, "will it really save Father?"†   (source)
  • "You've never tessered as well as the rest of us," Calvin reminded her.†   (source)
  • "Tesser, sir!" she heard Calvin's voice through the red darkness.†   (source)
  • Charles Wallace walked through it, beckoned to Meg and Calvin, and they followed.†   (source)
  • Calvin shouted suddenly from across the table.†   (source)
  • "That sort of shadow out there," Calvin gestured.†   (source)
  • "It's all right," Calvin said in a low voice.†   (source)
  • Meg reached out and instinctively grabbed for Calvin's hand.†   (source)
  • Breathing quickly with excitement, Calvin continued to pin Charles Wallace with his stare.†   (source)
  • Calvin reached out for his arm, but Charles flung it off.†   (source)
  • Meg stumbled as the land sloped suddenly downhill, but Calvin's strong hand steadied her.†   (source)
  • You see, Calvin, there was no way to try it out ahead with rats or monkeys or dogs.†   (source)
  • Charles Wallace freed his hands from Meg and Calvin and plunked himself down on one of the chairs.†   (source)
  • As Meg shivered, Calvin's grip tightened.†   (source)
  • Her father and Calvin were hovering over her.†   (source)
  • "I'm not going to hurt you, old sport," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • She had lost the protection of Calvin's hand.†   (source)
  • Calvin dug his hands down in his pockets.†   (source)
  • Calvin walked with Meg, his fingers barely touching her arm in a protective gesture.†   (source)
  • "You mean Calvin and I can't know who you really are?"†   (source)
  • Again Meg leaped up, and again Calvin pulled her down.†   (source)
  • Calvin groaned and turned to Mrs. Murry.†   (source)
  • Calvin followed him, trying to keep his eyes focused on Charles's.†   (source)
  • "We were knocked out for a minute, too," Calvin was saying.†   (source)
  • "But I'm sure Calvin understands what I mean."†   (source)
  • Calvin reached out and took Meg's hand with a gesture as simple and friendly as Charles Wallace's.†   (source)
  • Meg could see Calvin pounding again on the glass wall.†   (source)
  • The beast turned toward Calvin and Mr. Murry.†   (source)
  • Why did she hear only her father and Calvin?†   (source)
  • "You don't understand, Calvin," Charles Wallace said.†   (source)
  • Calvin cried, and he turned around, looking about wildly.†   (source)
  • "And what do you make of Calvin?" she demanded of her mother.†   (source)
  • He gestured slightly with one finger, and Meg and Calvin were released.†   (source)
  • Calvin looked back, and Meg could feel the intensity of his concentration.†   (source)
  • Calvin's voice came out in an angry shout.†   (source)
  • "He doesn't see us, Meg," Calvin said gently.†   (source)
  • "You wanted Calvin to get left behind, didn't you?"†   (source)
  • At last Calvin spoke in a dry, unemotional voice, not looking at Meg.†   (source)
  • "Oh, Calvin, Mother's tried and tried to find out.†   (source)
  • "You told him to tesser," Meg charged Calvin.†   (source)
  • "Okay, old sport," Calvin said, "I'll tell you this much.†   (source)
  • Calvin reached out and caught both Charles and Meg by the arm.†   (source)
  • But Calvin said, "Do you know that this is the first time I've seen you without your glasses?"†   (source)
  • "I suppose they think she's pursuing him or something," Calvin said, rather bitterly.†   (source)
  • "Meg!" came a call, and there were her father and Calvin hurrying through the darkness toward them.†   (source)
  • But now it seemed as natural to want to help and protect Calvin as it did Charles Wallace.†   (source)
  • Yes, Calvin has told me everything he could.†   (source)
  • Calvin, your great gift is your ability to communicate, to communicate with all kinds of people.†   (source)
  • He made a horrible face at Calvin, and then he thumbed his nose.†   (source)
  • "Neither do I." "I mean like in biology," Calvin said suspiciously.†   (source)
  • "There is nothing to fear except fear itself," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • Then Calvin's voice again: "Can't we do anything?†   (source)
  • "Most peculiar moron I've ever met," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her.†   (source)
  • Calvin came to her and took her hand, then drew her roughly to him and kissed her.†   (source)
  • It seemed to her that neither her father nor Calvin were properly concerned about Charles Wallace.†   (source)
  • "I don't want to make anything of Calvin.†   (source)
  • Father said that's how he managed, and how Calvin and I managed as long as we did.†   (source)
  • Charles Wallace ran after it and picked it up, holding it out for Meg and Calvin to see.†   (source)
  • "Oh, Meg, you are a moron," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • "Oh, for crying out loud," Calvin said, "you're Meg, aren't you?†   (source)
  • "I don't mean like in baseball," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • Calvin: "Sir, how was IT able to get Charles Wallace before it got Meg and me?"†   (source)
  • She heard Calvin's frozen voice: "Her heart is beating so slowly—"†   (source)
  • "Let Calvin speak for himself," the man ordered.†   (source)
  • Still holding Meg's and Calvin's hands, Charles Wallace stepped forward.†   (source)
  • "I'm different, and I'm happy," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • "We can't leave Charles," Calvin told her, "and we can't go before we've found your father.†   (source)
  • Calvin's face lit up with hope, and his eyes, which had been somber, regained their usual sparkle.†   (source)
  • "Well, you know what, you've got dream-boat eyes," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • And Calvin's only known Charles for such a little time.†   (source)
  • Calvin put a strong hand to Meg's elbow, and Fort pressed against her leg.†   (source)
  • "Maybe we weren't meant to meet before this," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • Calvin bent down, blushing, and awkwardly kissed her cheek.†   (source)
  • Calvin started to ask, his voice croaking hoarsely.†   (source)
  • The Medium looked smilingly at Calvin, and winked.†   (source)
  • "I think we ought to have passports or something," Calvin suggested.†   (source)
  • "Shut up a minute, Meg," Calvin whispered to her.†   (source)
  • Can I speak to Meg and Calvin alone, without your listening in?†   (source)
  • And this little—what is the word?" the beast cocked its tentacles at Calvin.†   (source)
  • Calvin looked down at Charles and shook his head warningly.†   (source)
  • Calvin sat quietly beside her, every once in a while patting her head.†   (source)
  • Meg and Calvin followed him, Meg sitting between the two boys.†   (source)
  • Charles Wallace, holding Fort by the collar, looked at Calvin suspiciously.†   (source)
  • "I hope this is a nice planet," Calvin said.†   (source)
  • At Mr. Hubbard's insistence, Calvin had one installed in his truck.†   (source)
  • Fox called enthusiastically, and Lodge and Calvin high-fived in the back.†   (source)
  • He was named Calvin, for his dead uncle; Jarrett had been his mother's maiden name.†   (source)
  • This was the belt holding up your Calvin Klein jeans?†   (source)
  • Calvin and Omar both loaded their double-gauge shotguns with .†   (source)
  • He emphasized "Calvin Klein" with a sneer I was unprepared for.†   (source)
  • Calvin took a deep breath, wiped moisture from his face, and looked at the landscape.†   (source)
  • Calvin Jarrett, forty-one, U.S. citizen, tax attorney, husband, father.†   (source)
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