10 Images
“From barren brown stems to glistening leaf-buds; from the lead-buds to snowy virginity of bloom.” (page 10)
“That was before the golden dust of pollen had beglamored his rags and her eyes.” (Page 12)
“There is a basin in the mind where words float around on thought and thought on sound and sight. Then there is a depth of thought untouched by words, and deeper still a gulf of formless feelings untouched by thought.” (Page 24)
“She knew that the world was a stallion rolling in the blue pasture of ether. She knew that God tore down the old world every evening and built a new one by sun-up.” (Page 25)
“The noon sun filtered through the leaves of the fine oak trees where she sat and made lacy patterns on the ground.” (Page 27)
“They tried hard to hold it in, but enough incredulous laughter burst out of their eyes and leaked from the corners of their mouths to inform anyone of their thoughts.” (Page 37)
“Every morning the world flung itself over and exposed the town to the sun. (Page 51)
“Death, that strange being with the huge square toes who lived way in the West. The great one who lived in the straight house like a platform without sides to it, and without a roof. What need has Death for a cover, and what winds can blow against him? He stands in his high house that overlooks the world.” (Page 84)
“A little sack hung from the corners of his eyes and rested on his cheek-bones; a loose-filled bag of feathers hung from his ears and rested on his neck beneath his chin.” (Page 81)
“The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn.” (Page 31)
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