Quotes About Cleft

An untreated severe cleft palate can have dire consequences and is undeniably a disability. But there is no simple equation whereby the existence of the fix means that the condition is no longer a disability; rectifying a condition is not the same thing as forestalling

If it is mortal, I can slay it. And it must be mortal." "How can you be sure of that?" she asked. "Because it wears a helm," he said imperturbably. "Immortals have no need of armour. It wears a helm because it does not want a cleft skull.

a crevice deep

chasm between

And suddenly I realized that this too was a message, a last wordless communication among neighbors. For I, too, had a hiding place when things were bad. Jesus was this place, the Rock cleft for me. I pressed a finger to the tiny crevice.