Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective.

rekindlings of the imagination

The young woman said, Well, actually we do have one minority student. The young man chimed in, Yeah, but he's an oreo. An oreo? I asked. Please define the term oreo. You know, the young man said. Black on the outside, and white in the middle.

At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.