Sometimes a sign or a quote is simply interesting by itself and does not require anything beyond being framed on a page.

I admire the attention other writers can give to the world we're walking in.

When I was in graduate school, my thesis included both poetry and essays. Influenced by the personal essays of James Baldwin and Norman Mailer, I loved the form, but pretty much stopped.

I think a blog is a catalyst for a number of possible kinds of writing besides being its own medium.

Occasionally I encounter people getting into their cars who will say, "Oh, you haven't been walking lately" - like I'm a symbol of the ancient art of walking!

Grant us brotherhood, not only for this day but for all our years - a brotherhood not of words but of acts and deeds.

You can take off your hats now, gentlemen, and I think perhaps you'd better.