Also, now that I know roughly who I am, I want to close my eyes and hide from it.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.

Sometimes I would shut myself away

Cultural History suggests that men have always had a greater inclination to close their eyes than to open them, to believe comforting lies rather than disconcerting truths.

We photograph things in order to drive them out of our minds. My stories are a way of shutting my eyes.

She tended to keep her eyes half closed, as if full sight of the world’s absurdity might be too much to bear.

To hide our eyes to make others believe we are hiding tears.

It’s a trick Ben taught me to help settle my Noise. You close yer eyes and as clearly and calmly as you can you tell yerself who you are, cuz that’s what gets lost in all that Noise.

Sometimes I would like to cry. I close my eyes. Why weren't we designed so that we can close our ears as well? (Perhaps because we would never open them.) Is there some way that I could accelerate my evolution and develop earlids?

But, I nearly forgot, you must close your eyes otherwise you won't see anything

Her eyes are closed, because usually she has nothing good around herself to see ... and sometimes she cannot see her future. And that's why her eyes are closed, but it doesn't mean she cannot see.

Don't accuse anyone with the temerity to question your sad supernatural fantasies of having a 'closed mind' or being 'blind to possibilities'. A closed mind asks no questions, unthinkingly accepting that which it wants to believe. The blindness is all yours."

I closed my eyes, put blinders on, and ignored what was too painful to think about. I tried to view my troubles less seriously, and worry less. I tried to curb my temper. Things said in embarrassment and anger are seldom the truth, but are said to hurt and wound the other person. Once said, they can never be taken back.