Jonathan Franzen, who in an essay in The New Yorker called Gaddis " an old literary hero of mine ", dubbed him ' Mr. Difficult ', stating that " by a comfortable margin, the most difficult book I ever voluntarily read in its entirety was Gaddis ' nine-hundred-and-fifty-six-page first novel, The Recognitions.

In his seminal 1937 essay, " Criticism, Inc ." Ransom laid out his ideal form of literary criticism stating that, " criticism must become more scientific, or precise and systematic.

Ouyang had already been known as an admirer of Su Xun, sanctioning his literary style at court and stating that no other pleased him more.

" He also praised Ghost in the Shell, stating it was " the first truly adult animation film to reach a level of literary and visual excellence.

Rather than giving a traditional literary analysis, Baker begins the book by stating that he will read no more Updike than he already has up to that point.

Book reviewer Kris Kosaka of The Japan Times panned the novella, stating that “ Arudou's underwhelming style insults the seriousness of international child abduction, the literary form itself, and any reader expecting something more than sludge .”

Upon receiving a thank-you letter with Thurman's name as editor on the letterhead, she withdrew, despite pleas from Alexander acknowledging Thurman's " selfish treatment of those who have helped him gain a place in the literary world " and stating that he would not let Thurman run amok.

After the murders, Japanese politician Shizuka Kamei called for restricting objectionable content, stating, " Movies lacking any literary or educational merit made for just showing cruel scenes ...

In addition there was much contention between author and publisher with Davis, who having no prior experience in literary matters had not signed a particularly generous contract to begin with, claiming that Appleton was withholding his full royalties, with D. Appleton & Co. stating that the advances disbursed Davis during the books writing had consumed most of his royalties for the first few years, and both sides seeming to suspect Major Walthall ( who was out of Davis's employ by the time the book was released ) of financial improprieties with the advances.

A stone upon the grave is inscribed in both Hebrew and Farsi ( Persian ) stating that the prophet's father was Shioua Lovit, and his mother was Lesho Namit.

In Genesis 2: 24, there is a commandment stating " Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh " () In 1 Corinthians, Christians are advised:

The Joplins felt that Janis always needed more attention than their other children, with her mother stating, " She was unhappy and unsatisfied without a lot of attention.

Marge was named after Groening's mother Margaret " Marge " Groening, who has said she bears little similarity to the character, stating, " It's really weird to have people think you're a cartoon.

Rather than inform his mother of this development, he posted her a letter stating that he had found a job as a " special assistant " to a prison warden.

After his death Shawn receives a letter from Verna, stating that she is not his real birth mother, but the mother who raised him.

" Unity's sister, Deborah, rebutted by stating that the entourage that returned with Unity consisted of herself and their mother and although she doesn't remember them being searched upon return, that Unity " could not walk, talked with difficulty and was a changed personality, like one who had had a stroke ", and that she has detailed records from Professor Cairns, neurosurgeon at the Nuffield Hospital in Oxford, on her condition, including X-rays showing the bullet.

Upon parting Norwood admitted her switch to Medina made her appreciate what she had with her mother, stating that " it was such a drastic change that it didn't work for me.

The Pauline epistles, the earliest surviving Christian writings, refer to Jesus ' mother without stating that she was a virgin.

As a child, Brown got involved in petty theft including robbery later saying " I didn't wanna ask my mother or my father because they didn't have a lot of money ", stating that whenever he saw something he wanted, " I'd just go to the store and take it.

Several years later, after becoming a mother herself, Lewis finally confronted her mother, who finally admitted the truth, stating that Judy was " a walking mortal sin ".

" Magnani herself denied she was born in Egypt, stating that her mother was married in Egypt but returned to Rome.

The mother party did not like this development, with Lindman clearly stating that pro-nazi views were not to be accepted in the party, and in 1933 the National Youth League was separated from the party.

He batted. 318 for the Railroaders, and wanted to be a professional ballplayer, but his mother opposed his being “ sold into slavery ”, stating that she would never give her consent to Tris ’ going to Boston Americans, even after he had had success in Houston.

After it was evident to the fans that The Diplomats had separated and were no longer on speaking terms, Cam ' ron explained in an interview that he was scared for Juelz Santana stating he was " addicted to the drink Sizzurp " and even talked to his mother about his possible " addiction ".

However, according to other Jewish commentators, Ishmael's mother Hagar is identified with Keturah, the woman Abraham married after the death of Sarah, stating that Abraham sought her out after Sarah's death.

* Marvel Comics mentioned the Hungerford massacre as background for their fictional mutant antihero Pete Wisdom, stating that his mother was one of the victims.

The closing panel shows her thanking her mother for the scrap book stating she has ' won nine scraps with it.

Scholar Mani explains the contradicting stories of Kamadhenu's birth and presence in the processions of many gods and sages by stating that while there could be more than one Kamadhenu, all of them are incarnations of the original Kamadhenu, the mother of cows.

This prompted an investigation by the Gestapo that Göring suppressed by producing an affidavit signed by Milch's mother stating that Anton was not really the father of Erhard and his six siblings, and naming their true father as Karl Brauer, her deceased uncle.

When only six years old, Louise's mother died in childbirth, leaving a permanent mark on the young duchess ; she would often give away pocket change to other children who experienced similar losses, stating " she is like me, she has no mother ".

There has been modern speculation, most notably by Christian Settipani on his work Nos Ancêtres de l ' Antiquité, that she was Anna, the daughter of Leo VI and Zoe Zaoutzaina, based both upon the documented betrothal, as well on the onomastic evidence, stating that Charles-Constantine's name points to a Byzantine mother.

102. 166 ( 2001 ) ( foreseeing manual recounts during the protest period ), with 102. 111 ( setting what is arguably too short a deadline for manual recounts to be conducted ); compare 102. 112 ( 1 ) ( stating that the Secretary " may " ignore late returns ), with 102. 111 ( 1 ) ( stating that the Secretary " shall " ignore late returns ).

" The Boston Herald proclaimed the film as " arguably Woo's masterpiece, it is an action film to end all action films, an experience so deliriously cinematic it makes " True Romance ," a film that clearly aspires to it, look like a cheap copy " A review in Newsday gave the film three and a half stars, stating that " Mayhem has never looked better than in John Woo's latest high-caliber cops-and-robbers thriller, even if the plot is a bit slippery " and that John Woo " has blasted the action genre onto a whole new level.

Allmusic has characterized him as " arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid -' 70s to the early ' 90s ", further stating that " It is no exaggeration to say that the sound of mainstream pop / rock drumming in the 1980s was, to a large extent, the sound of Jeff Porcaro.

* Joseph Stefan originates the Stefan – Boltzmann law, stating that the total radiation from a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its thermodynamic temperature.

* July 17 – King George V of the United Kingdom issues a proclamation, stating that thenceforth the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor, vice the Germanic bloodline of House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which is an offshoot of the historic ( 800 + years ) House of Wettin.

Tacitus nevertheless shows no lack of precision in stating that the Nervii are not actually Germanic as they claim to be.

Goodrick-Clarke ( 2002 ) does connect the Wewelsburg design with the Early Medieval Germanic brooches, and does assume that the original artifacts had a solar significance, stating that

Smithson combines his interest in geology, paleontology, astronomy, mythology and cinema, stating that he had an interest in documenting " the earth's history ".

The album title and several song titles are taken from Norse mythology, which led many to call TYR a concept album, although bassist Neil Murray dispelled that in 2005, stating that while many of the songs may seem loosely related, very little of the album has to do with mythology and it was not intended to be a concept recording.

Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time, an essay on references to mythology in Halo and previous Bungie games, analyzed the significance of Cortana's name, stating is a variant of Curtana, the sword used by the legendary Ogier the Dane, just as the titular AI character of Marathon 2: Durandal is apparently named after another legendary sword, Durendal.