1.   It was a simple drawing of a square tower, standing in splendid isolation like an accusing finger pointing at the sky.

2.   They would sit with him and watch him color or make simple drawings in the notebooks they brought him.

3.   The simple drawing of figures and the conventional drapery are admirably adapted to this medium.

4.   Also unusual is the touch pad, which can be written on with a stylus to sign letters or scribble in simple drawings or notes.

5.   Helpfully, he illustrates his technique with simple drawings that make busy parents want to put down their I.B.M. Think Pads and pick up a child.

6.   Illustrations are simple black and white drawings, and instructions are clear.

7.   Summing up complex issues in simple drawings requires curiosity, an appetite for news, a bountiful gift for free association and the killer instinct of an assassin.

8.   The measurements and a simple drawing of the room will allow a sales clerk to help you estimate how much paper you need.