Quiet Lines

Words meant to be spoken.

Read them aloud. To yourself, to someone else, or together in a group.

Let the words be heard. Let the meaning find its own way.

Black and white drawing of a man sitting cross-legged in a sauna with a towel wrapped around his waist, surrounded by steam and rocks, with the quote 'Clarity is seldom invited to war.'
A black-and-white cartoon illustration of a Zen monk sitting cross-legged with a serene expression, surrounded by steaming hot stones and a bucket with a ladle. The quote 'Power seldom investigates itself.' is written above him.
Black and white illustration of a middle-aged man sitting shirtless on a bench in a sauna, with two buckets of stones and water nearby, and a quote about imbalance.
An illustration of an ancient Chinese man sitting cross-legged, shirtless, in a traditional steam room with steam rising around him. He has a calm expression and a speech bubble above his head that says, 'Use becomes belief.' There is a bucket with a wooden stick on the left and a tray of steaming stones on the right.
A black and white drawing of a man sitting cross-legged with steam rising from his body, surrounded by buckets of stones and a wooden box. A quote above his head says, "I listen longer."
A black and white drawing of a bald man with a goatee sitting cross-legged on the floor, with a towel around his waist, and a quote above his head that reads 'Names don't clarify much.' There are steam clouds rising from a bucket of water on his left and a pile of rocks on his right.
Black and white illustration of a man with a traditional Asian hairstyle and goatee, sitting cross-legged, shirtless, with steam rising around him, and a wooden bucket and a bowl of stones nearby, accompanied by the quote 'Even still water... has depth.'
A black and white illustration of a man with a shaven head and goatee, sitting topless with a towel around his waist, in a traditional steam room with rocks and steam around him. The quote 'Ink hides names. Courage reveals them.' is written above him.
Black and white drawing of an elderly man sitting in a sauna, with steam rising around him, and a basket of stones on the right and a bucket with a ladle on the left. A quote above him reads, 'A performance is safest when everyone knows their part.'
Zen man sitting cross-legged with minimal clothing, surrounded by sauna stones and a bucket with a ladle, with a quote about control in the background
Black and white illustration of a meditating monk sitting cross-legged with a calm expression. Nearby, a bucket of hot stones is steaming, and a tray of rocks is on the right. The quote above says, "Stillness is unfamiliar when motion is constant."
Drawing of a bald, elderly man with a goatee, seated with legs crossed, wearing a towel around his waist, surrounded by sauna elements, with a quote above that reads 'Connection and closeness are not twins.'
A black-and-white drawing of a man sitting in a steam room, with a towel around his waist, surrounded by stones and a bucket with a ladle. Above him is a quote: 'Heat does not swear allegiance.'
A black and white cartoon of a man with a shaved head, sitting cross-legged in a sauna, with a towel wrapped around his waist. There are buckets of steaming stones and a bucket with a ladle nearby. The text above him reads, "Power collects what it can."