matters because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks . 
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS matters)) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (DT both)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (RB just) (NN actory) (NNS concoctions)) (, ,) (VP (VBN defined) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ childlike) (NN dimness)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN handful)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS quirks))))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (DT )) (VP (VBP ) (NP (NP (RB ) (NN ) (NNS )) (, ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NNS ))))))))))) (. )))