"If we are to be original thinkers, develop an honest style, write something sticky, that leaves a mark, we can't rely on imitation, or even competition. We can only rely on our own stunted, strange, and racing minds." — Stephanie Danler
An essay is not the process of translating a fully-formed idea into words on a page; it is the process of discovering and testing an idea by challenging it with form, syntax, structure.