“Ourlifeis______awaybydetail.Simplify,simplify.”ThatdictumofHenryDavidThoreau's,echoingfromthedaysofsteamboatsandox-drawnplows,hadlonghauntedme. A: frittered B: quenched C: reproached D: scouted

I gave the letter to the local press and they ______ from it. A: quit B: quoted C: qualified D: quenched