All people in the world - who are not hermits or mutes - speak words. They speak different languages, but they speak words. They say, "How are you" or "I'm not feeling well" all over the world. These common words - these common elements that we have between us - the writer has to take some verbs and nouns and pronouns and adjectives and adverbs and arrange them in a way that sound fresh.

Be courageous, but not foolhardy. Walk proud as you are.

I dreamt we walked together along the shore. We made satisfying small talk and laughed. This morning I found sand in my shoe and a seashell in my pocket. Was I only dreaming?

Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.

Just because I am wheelchair-bound doesn't mean I don't get around.

It may in fact be utterly impossible to be successful without helping others to become successful.

One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.