In early youth, not only love, but friendship, at first sight, grows out of an ill-directed sensibility; and in after-life, women under the powerful influence of this temper […] are too readily inclined to select for their confidential connections, flexible and flattering companions […]

The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.

The quantity of speech may be increased in mania and anxiety but reduced in dementia, schizophrenia and depression. … In logorrhoea, also called volubility, the speech is fluent and rambling, with the use of many words.

At first, it seemed a joyous occasion. There was an audible gasp in the room, then boisterous cheering and applause when the announcement was made: Ikeria Washington and Layla Temple had been named 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for West Point High School.