"I early became conscious that men breathe more audibly than women. Sit in a room in silence with men and women, and you can always hear the men breathing."

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Last week, when I went early into my garden, a rose-breasted grosbeak was sitting on the fence. Oh, he was beautiful as a flower. I hardly dared to breathe, I did not stir, and we gazed at each other fully five minutes before he concluded to move.

— Celia Thaxter