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

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

“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.”
― C. S. Lewis

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