“When the skein of whitey brown thread is undone, each of the little knots is cut with the scissors, which leaves the thread in needlefuls.”

“On the other hand, by continuing to push the lie one becomes further entwined in an ever more complex skein of deceit and hypocrisy.”

“It is regulated by a diverse body of national laws and a skein of various bilateral and multilateral treaties.”

“The prismatic oil-stick scrawls are applied in intricate gathers, loose skeins and impenetrable tangles.”

“Lashing skeins of clear acrylic medium course through wiped grounds, in a family of pinks ranging from alizarin to rust, of oceanic vastness.”

“One could spend hours untangling the skeins of etymologies and historical allusions Kinsella has woven together in these poems.”