Quiet Reflector Gifts

"Oh good, more time alone for quiet reflection."

Poet beside a (literally) babbling brook.

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

"I cancelled the cable, turned off the phone, shut down the internet. . . where the hell am I??"

"If I could take back ninety per cent of the things I say, then I think people would know the real me."

Corona measures

"Mom, are we vegetarians for ethical or religious reasons?"

When can you get rid of the crutches? Doctor says now, lawyer says not yet.

"I ate and I drank but I wasn't merry."

'There is no room in the church for damaged goods Rodney.'

"Behave sensibly!"

This is a library - no sonic booms, please.

"Tireless worker? Well, when I was young, yes, but not anymore I can tell you..."

"I've been to the office..."

'We've all read the report cover to cover. Anyone read all that stuff in the middle?'

"Hmm...I don't like it - it's too quiet..."

"What's that look? C'mon, you're scaring me!"

"I'm going to have to delay any further unlocking."

"I guess today separated the wheat from us chaff."

No Christmas Lockdown

In Isolation

Stimulus Hunger: 'Every now and then, Roger likes to cut himself off from all stimulus.'

Would be interested in a job inspecting mirrors? I could see myself doing that.

Retirement...Retirement...

"Looking back at it now I wish I'd made more garbage."

Institute for Advanced Hindsight - Research into what should have been.

"I fondly remember the time before the money ran out."

Music Hater.

Separation During the Pandemic

"I really thought that I'd get out more once the Ice Age ended."

No Backup System.

"...seventy-one... four thousand, six hundred and seventy-two... four thousand, six hundred and seventy-three... four thousand, six hundred and..."

'When I was your age, the closest thing I had to texting was spelling things out in my alphabet soup.'

'It's amazing how you do it? Fade into the background and go unnoticed like you don't even exist?'

"School today, school tomorrow... School next week, school next month... Sometimes, when I think about where I'm going...I can't help but feel that maybe I've already been there."