"There was no shame, but only graciousness, sun-soaked air, and, at the last, a peace such as the moss knows in the de…"

"The high Arctic had more snow that year than anyone remembered."

"He whispered steadily along in this pearly place, but though his steps were steady, a tension had seized him. It was …"

"Like a revelation it came to him that it was far, far better to be an Eskimo; that these people didn't know their ars…"

"How many would die this winter? There'd be a few more babies, but far more piles of stones. The Old Ways were a trap.…"

"First there was nothing, then the nothing became blue. This was sky and it was one blue. Then it became a mixture of …"

"Four beautiful maids Were all in love with me. They said that I could have but one So I went off to sea."

"Everything about the girl was like a round of yeasty dough. It cried out to be smoothed or pressed or moulded or lift…"

"The tomahawk flickered after her like a stick-thin dwarf doing cartwheels in the air and the stone head made a cracki…"

"Surgery is speed and decision. A good surgeon saves his trembling till after he's killed the patient when it can do h…"