"Online, everyone has bulletproof social armor" - Stites
"Living the narrative life means learning that our stories matter and, therefore, wanting to record them." -Pagnucci, 74
"Taking away the word I is the same as taking away someone's power of speech." -Pagnucci, 77 (On formal essay writing)
"Wake a half hour early some morning, and an orange glow will cut through the darkness as you rub your arms against the cool of the morning. Go to bed a half hour late and a glittering of stars will spot the dark blue of the night sky while crickets rattle your ears. Eat lunch with a friend. Watch a baby learning to laugh." -Pagnucci, 80
"But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad." -Joyce, An Encounter