“In a study, congenitally blind compared to sighted individuals showed frequently shorter latencies and higher amplitudes of auditory brainstem responses.”

“On the one hand, he is likely to make a considered choice, but on the other, he's also likely to lament over the many other options he didn't pick.”

“He was remarkably stoical, which was even more impressive since he was suffering from a mild gastrointestinal upset at the time.”

“My own post-traumatic stress syndrome is part of what makes me empathetic to the plight of veterans from past wars.”

“The Schmidts are not particularly perceptive, so they did not notice the warning signs of drug abuse.”

“Although Danny had been sober for a long stretch, you only had to scratch the surface to find that crazy, dramatic, addictlike behavior.”

“Our gaze falls continually on the buildings stretched out in front of us, and never gets lost in the bleak emptiness of a dead-straight open-ended street.”