In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.

The ears are the last feature to age.

The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.

In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.

The ring always believes that the finger lives for it.

In mixed company women practise a kind of visual shorthand that they later decode in detail in other women's company.

We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.