“The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity.”

“Calvin: I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! Want to see my book report? Hobbes: (Reading Calvin's paper) "The Dynamics of Interbeing and Monological Imperatives in Dick and Jane: A Study in Psychic Transrelational Gender modes." Calvin: Academia, here I come!”

“Her clarity gave her purpose and her purpose gave her clarity.”

“I spent a long time writing in obscurity. You'll spend a long time writing in obscurity. ”

“...one of the main purposes of our assesment is to find evidence of the children using these ideas to make decisions about their writing work each day, catching them in the act [of writing].”

“Time wove clarity from insanity and crowned his soul with the thorns of purpose.”