“Magic is another word that makes people uneasy, so I use it deliberately, because words they are comfortable with, the words that sound acceptable, rational, scientific, and intellectually sound, are comfortable precisely because they are the language of estrangement.” PeopleUseLanguageSoundMagicComfortableRationalAcceptableUneasyEstrangement Book:Dreaming the Dark Source: Dreaming the Dark
“My position is to listen to my constituents, learn from the best information available and ultimately make sound, rational decisions that are going to be beneficial to the people of the 8th Congressional District.” PeopleSoundDecisionInformationPositionAvailableRationalBeneficialConstituentsRational Decisions Author:Gabrielle Giffords
“I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases which appeal more because of their sound than their meaning, and the movement and phrasing of a poem are very important to me.” ThinkingImportantSoundMovementActivityRationalAppealsPhrases Book:Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood Source: Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood