Crayola

“When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.”

—Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), pretty good writer, limbed or not.

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”—Tom Stoppard

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
Today's WORD on Journalism