Snow.

'I need to be by myself. You know what I'm saying?'

'As a result of seeing one another, one cannot do without seeing more of one another.'

'To read is to be with people who, unlike those around one, do not notice one's existence.'

'… some people mind their own business, some don't.'

A bird.

'… each comma is like a dormant bud on the stalk of the sentence, that can suddenly blossom forth with new life.'

Beans crowding the broth in the bowl.

'So this is the so-called new stuff.'