Interpreting the dance: young women in white dancing in a ring can only be virgins; old women in black dancing in a ring can only be witches; but middle-aged women in colors, square dancing...?

No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.

Fulfillment is often more trouble than it is worth.

Sacred texts always offend reason.

I am plain-speaking out of both sides of my mouth.

We understand through resemblance.

Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?