I was unemployable when I got out of college.

She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it.

He had the feeling that there was something physically behind his eyes, blocking the light.

You used to be able to tell a person's nationality by the face. Immigration ended that. Next you discerned nationality via the footwear. Globalization ended that.

But I care about the reader, and I'm trying to keep the reader's attention for as long as I can.

I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to the smartest friend you have. That way, you’ll never dumb things down. You won’t have to explain things that don’t need explaining. You’ll assume an intimacy and a natural shorthand, which is good because readers are smart and don’t wish to be condescended to.

To be inclusive you must accommodate different levels of sophistication.