The flesh of prose gets its shape and strength from the bones of grammar.

Verbose is not a synonym for literary.

A sentence can offer a moment of quiet, it can crackle with energy or it can just lie there, listless and uninteresting. What makes the difference? The verb.

Writers dream of sentences that sail through the waters of thought. We try to control their shape and size, and we struggle to let them glide, rather than thrash at sea.

Ultimately, whether we are writing posts, paragraphs, essays, arguments, memoirs, monographs or even just the Great American Tweet, writing is and should be a grand adventure.

Our word choices give a sentence its luster, and they deserve intense attention.

Be bold. Be fast. Get to the point right away. The best email communication is simple and clear.

In writing, the connection between storyteller and audience is just as important. By using some subtle devices, a narrator can reach out to the reader and say, 'We’re in this together.'

There is no one way to render an idea. Let’s explore how masters of the sentence play with length and style to make their sentences distinctive.

It is a predisposition of human nature to consider an unpleasant idea untrue, and then it is easy to find arguments against it.

To be what we are and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life.

I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance.

Because time moves more slowly in Kid World ... it goes on for decades ... It is adult life that is over in a twinkling.

There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.

Every time you take a risk or move out of your comfort zone, you have a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and your capacity.

They have weaknesses, the same ones which every attack-minded team has. I'm sure that they will concede more than one at El Madrigal

Rather than a profession, photography has always been a passion for me, a passion closer to an obsession.

The idea of Jewish settlements under Palestinian sovereignty, as was suggested by someone in the Prime Minister's office, is very dangerous and reflects an irrationality of values.

Just to paint is great fun. The colours are lovely to look at and delicious to squeeze out. Matching them, however crudely, with what you see is fascinating and absolutely absorbing.