The ideal job letter starts with a brilliant light. Then we realize that this brilliant light is actually sunlight, shafts of it, pouring through trees onto a thick bed of pine needles. Soft dusty resin floats in the sun shafts, invitingly. The smell of pine and sap rises from the forest floor. A twig snaps underfoot.

Always say less than you think you need. Inject some space into the conversation.

A job letter, an interview - even a writing sample - have far less to do with intellect and far more to do with aesthetics than you think.

Timothy Morton Quotes