A Thrill of Fear

There is something which is said just enough to seep into my consciousness, but never enough – before now – that I could understand it. Every time I heard it, it stopped me, and I stood or sat briefly still, and wondered.

Facile Talk

In the ways statesmen and the nations they lead interact with the rest of the world, gestures can almost match actions in importance. This is why, when some politicians make gestures, they are greeted with the affirmation normally reserved for action.