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  • It always shocks people when I tell them the marble-sized object around my neck is a pearl.

    Ariston Anderson: A Journey Through the World of Tahitian Pearls Ariston Anderson 2011

  • Expect little surprises—an amuse of parsnip puree and two marble-sized potato croquettes, or a table visit from the antic chef, Charles Kiely, who runs the restaurant alongside his wife, Sharon.

    Like Mom and Pop's Nikki Waller 2011

  • When she first found the two marble-sized lumps on her back, Mom found her comfort in the lights that danced untouchable behind glass, lights that would shine forever if she fed them.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011

  • When she first found the two marble-sized lumps on her back, Mom found her comfort in the lights that danced untouchable behind glass, lights that would shine forever if she fed them.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011

  • Filled with smallish pebbles of irritation, fierce, marble-sized stones of resentment, plus some over-large rocks of rage.

    A Backpack of Anger MaryAnne Kolton 2011

  • Those rings around his marble-sized eyes are like the lines of bark encircling the knobs on trees, trees I imagine line the Appalachian Trail.

    Forgiving the Governor of South Carolina Heather Kirn Lanier 2011

  • When she first found the two marble-sized lumps on her back, Mom found her comfort in the lights that danced untouchable behind glass, lights that would shine forever if she fed them.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011

  • Filled with smallish pebbles of irritation, fierce, marble-sized stones of resentment, plus some over-large rocks of rage.

    A Backpack of Anger MaryAnne Kolton 2011

  • As she took the marble-sized ball of green Play-Doh from the plastic sandwich bag and rolled it into a soft cone shape, she muttered, “What kind of crazy woman puts Play-Doh in her ears every night.”

    The Love Tap MaryAnne Kolton 2011

  • Aleesa looked around the room, checking out the white, claw-footed bathtub filled nearly to the rim with colorful, marble-sized balls standing against a black background in one corner, and in the other, a beautiful mahogany chair with heart-shaped back, placed on a white fur carpet in front of sheer drapes.

    I.O.U. Elle 2011

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