The world that used to nurse us now keeps shouting inane instructions. That's why I ran to the woods.

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago.

I have closely noted that people who watch a great deal of TV never again seem able to adjust to the actual pace of life. The speed of the passing images becomes the speed the aspire to and they seem to develop an impatience and boredom with anything else.

We set this house on fire forgetting that we live within.

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the price was plenty reasonable, she had an extra room of tile ordered for installation. When the bill arrived, it was staggering. She and her husband began a fight that continued all through the construction job. They ended up divorced, but not until she had broken every window.

Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish to be.