“The chatterer reveals every corner of his shallow mind.”

“The chatterer reveals every corner of her shallow mind.”

“Poetry is the least imposition on silence in a world of chatter.”

“I have always been taught… that every man is divinely called to his work, if that work is for the good of all men. His faithfulness or unfaithfulness to the call is revealed in the motives that prompt him to choose his field.”

“Truth be told, the inward gaze is something she's not too fond of. But there are secrets that lurk in the mind, and she doesn't want any of them sneaking up on her. Sometimes it pays to take a deep look inside even if you get queasy gazing into those dark corners.”

“There are some things she doesn't like to think about because thinking about them takes up every part of her mind and body.”

“He ran his finger down the hardcover keyboard of book spines. Individual memories of each, particularly his first experience with every title, burned through him”