Mother: I side with Darcy; there are few truly wonderful, accomplished women. / Daughter: Women are wonderful. Few would dispute that.

"ideogram"

Flowers: a new source of renewable fuel.

So Far, Haven’t Begged: “So far, so good.” This family hasn’t had to beg for food yet. (1930's On the Road)

boa crawling away from the vulture

Imagine the first emperor of China, Qin, demanding that his imperial gardens and fields be replicated in miniature for his tomb. Picture bonsai trees and bonsai grain fields made of terracotta.

Tie a lucky thread around your finger.

The soldier was lucky to tie the knot during leave.

The house of the “Butcher”, the mean dad who rules his house with harsh discipline like chili pepper punishment.

grown up on the surface only (wearing scarves)

open the letter and if your trade went through, shells inside

I need a group of women where we can talk about what it would be like if…

There is an ancient ritual where people walk out of a cave to symbolically represent rebirth, like coming out of a woman’s birth canal.

drops of land between the streams are the states

a dotted line through a river on a map showing the border between states

"many moons ago" (a story told in the evening)

trace amounts of silver in his blood made him sick

Bert (from Mary Poppins), works as a street sweeper, a small (upside down), menial job.

using a microphone: tour guide that speaks five languages

thread is the only thing you need to finger weave OR little pac man weaving back and forth

The ceremonial guard’s collar is turned upward like wings.

ancient taskmaster, Socrates, deliberately almost drowned Plato, "When your desire for knowledge is like your desire for air, you are ready to learn."

to the taskmaster: “You deliberately used an ancient playlist for the dance, so people would lose interest and go home early.” (Wedding Planner)