“ Time is passing : not leaden steppingBut sprinting on winged feet,Quick silver slipping by. Richard L. Ratliff
“ You'll be found, your nickels, dimes and Indian-heads fused by electroplating. Abe Lincolns melted into Miss Columbias, eagles plucked raw on the backs of quarters, all run to quicksilver in your jean… Ray Bradbury
“ A long shaft of light came down from the sun behind the clouds and fell on the rearing, striking horses so that Thowra was the glittering foam on a waterfall, was quicksilver held for a dazzling momen… Elyne Mitchell
“ I don't know how to be anything but pretend," I replied, and it ached in me how true that really was. "But if I could be real, I'd be real for you. R.J. Anderson
