Overheard Starbuck

"They don't have inquiring minds...they have acquiring eyes. ...They're not puzzle makers or puzzle solvers. ...What can't be held or touched is difficult for them to perceive, let alone value."
---"Things stand out under the spotlight."
"Don't you mean kleig lights? ..As I get old and my lights start to dim, I can see myself turning into them. ...Things I never bothered with: the latest cars, electronics, lean bodies and fine clothes, will grow--loom--in importance, while what I've been using as reason fades into shadow. I'll probably die clutching some fancy rag I pulled from the garbage."
---"The world goes on whether we're dreaming it or not."