That cavity in our chests, that barrenness at our core, that void in our centre is the place where the heart once beat and which love once occupied.
Mountains, the sky, the sea are like faces whose barrenness or splendor we discover by looking rather than seeing.
For many young people today, the lures of a celebrity culture and the barrenness of their educational landscape have left little room for broader civic concerns.
The barrenness of their effort is due to poor management.
