The best sentences we read today

-- "The results suggest that millions of books published every year average the authors’ shared economic experiences over the past decade."

-- “For more than 700 years its inhabitants have taken the mentally ill and disabled into their homes as guests or 'boarders'.”

-- "So I’ve taken up the unhappy practice of trolling obituaries to find lost companions."

-- "When it comes to marijuana tourism, there could be a lot of profit to go around."

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