“Words are like rocks. They can be used to build works of cultural significance but also to damage and destroy. They can be arranged into beautiful mosaics. Some words are crystals, naturally possessing an inherent beauty in their sound, their arrangement of letters, or their meanings. Others are like diamonds. Those are rough in immediate appearance, but can, in the hands of a craftsman, be wrought into works of art that sparkle and cast light in unpredictable directions. My mission is to discover and learn from the crystals and to shape the diamonds accordingly.”