| 1 | The house was half buried under snow. | |
| 2 | Just be sure not to prattle on. | |
| 3 | The waves rolled back to reveal a black wooden box, half embedded in the sand. | |
| 4 | To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. | |
| 5 | Of the Arab League' s 22 members, not a single one is a stable and fully fledged democracy. |