“Then I will speak upon the ashes.”
“I am not one to rely upon the expert procedure. It is the psychology I seek, not the fingerprint or the cigarette ash.”
“If ash-trays could speak, sir.' 'Indeed, yes.”
“Day of wrath, that day of burning, Seer and Sibyl speak concerning, All the world to ashes turning.”
“The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes--or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face Lighting a little Hour or two--is gone.”
“Speak only if it improves upon the silence.”