The brain within its groove The brain within its groove Runs evenly and true; But let a splinter swerve, T'were easier for you To put the water back When floods have slit the hills, And scooped a turnpike for themselves, And blotted out the mills! Emily Dickinson, The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson insanitymind
Colors in nature Twice every summer we discussed whether colors in nature could clash. Nicholson Baker, The Mezzanine The palette of natureHues subdued color