I have no interest in understanding sheep, only eating them.
The very air had screams smeared on it. He flinched from the noise in this silent room.
How seldom we recognize the sound when the bolt of our fate slides home.
Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?
When Will Graham could open his right eye, he saw the clock and knew where he was- an intensive-care unit. He knew to watch the clock. Its movement assured him that this was passing, would pass. That's what it was there for.
One quality in a person doesn't rule out any other quality. They can exist side by side, good and terrible. Socrates said it a lot better.