He only looks comfortable in his skin when he's withdrawing into some private inner place. (csmonitor.com)
I.e., if there's a gatekeeper, then clearly there's some kind of inner place, which the gatekeepers protect, and the outer wilds, where they keep those who haven't qualified, I guess. (madgeniusclub.com)
Words nourish an inner place the way a meal fortifies the body. (writerunboxed.com)