Chris

“While July read, Tom listened with his eyes closed. This was a trick of his whenever he wanted to concentrate on what he heard. By shutting down one information flow he thought to heighten his attention on the other. However, he was never known to put his fingers in his ears when he wanted to see something clearly.”
― Michael Flynn, Eifelheim

“When your words come out of your mouth and back into your ear, your brain gives them a second rinse, and cleans them up a little better. All Tom knew was that when he tried to explain things to Sharon, his own thinking clarified.”
― Michael Flynn, Eifelheim

“The sentries might not be the most alert, but they might have marked a skulking, five-shoe tall grasshopper.”
― Michael Flynn, Eifelheim

“One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers