“I took one glance at her in that hospital bed under the dull light and recognised the look on her face, which I'd seen on donors often enough before. It was like she was willing her eyes to see right inside herself, so she could patrol and marshal all the better the separate areas of pain in her body.” LooksBookEnoughBodyLightEyePainFacesLanguageWillingBedAreasDullHospitalsHer EyesGlancesDonors Author:Kazuo Ishiguro
“Self-reflection is a desire felt by the body, as well as the soul. As dancers, healers, and saints all know, when you turn your attention toward even the simplest physical process - breath, the small movements of the eyes, the turning of a foot in midair - what might have seemed dull matter suddenly awakens.” KnowsWellsSoulSelfMatterBodyMightEyeDesireTurnsFeltProcessAttentionFeetMovementReflectionBreathsSaintDullDancerSimplestSelf ReflectionHealer Book:The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues Source: The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues