What conversation is Maxfield participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

nobody can answer this if you dont show us the shapes

the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be / which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.