Kechi Ladapo

Late have I loved You,

O Beauty ever ancient, ever new,

late have I loved You!

You were within me, but I was outside,

and it was there that I searched for You.

In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which You created.

You were with me, but I was not with You. Created things kept me from You;

yet if they had not been in You, they would... See more

When I'm talking to students who want to write professionally, I try to draw from simple analogies: the carpenter who is going to make a perfect chair has to know about wood, trees, the body and how it looks when it is in a sitting position. He should know something about the industry first of all. And then he should pick the right wood for color,... See more

"The Internet, too, offered enchantment. Presence without proximity. Transformation without consequence. Pleasure without limit. But enchantment, eventually, turns to disenchantment. Not all at once. You start to realize the world around you is not quite human. It is more than not quite human. It is monstrous. You were never meant to stay there.... See more

My wish for you is that you continue, continue to be who and how you are,

to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.

Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.