There were many markings in pencil, and those strange symbols again, dashed off, it seemed, revealing their opacity what a complex and abstract thing written language is.

“The beautiful know they have power, and she had, in her diminutive charm, a cer…”

“Ignore any loss of nerve, ignore any loss of self-confidence, ignore any doubt …”

“Pride is the parent of destruction; pride eats the mind and the heart and the s…”

“She had already turned. She watched him in amazement as he made his way slowly …”