“Since graveyards are often built over older burial grounds, I assume Dolores Park was probably an Indian, (an Ohlone) graveyard before that. I think the fact that it has so many layers underneath the contemporary one intrigues me.” ThinkingFactsBuiltAssumingContemporaryIndianParksLayersIntrigueGraveyardBurial Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“The other week I wrote a piece on a photograph I got at a flea market, and I got about 70 hits. I think a lot of people must be interested in flea markets.” PeopleThinkingPiecesWeekPhotographFleasFlea Markets Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I think a blog is a catalyst for a number of possible kinds of writing besides being its own medium.” ThinkingWritingKindNumbersMediumsBlogsCatalyst Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I don't think I have ever really gotten Leopold Bloom's interior ramblings out of my head! I am sure that voice continues to inspire the walking consciousness in my work - that is, the way I carry on an interior monologue as I walk through this city.” ThinkingWayVoiceWalksCitiesConsciousnessInspireWalkingInteriorsMonologuesRambling Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I do think that the kind of writing that I do will always be around and printed in books, magazines, and now blogs.” ThinkingWritingKindBookMagazinesBlogsPrinted Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I tried to think of my knowledge, but it was a squirrel's heap of winter nuts. There was no strength in my knowledge any more and I felt small and naked as a new-hatched bird.” ThinkingFeltKnowledgeBirdWinterNakedNutsSquirrels Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“You can take off your hats now, gentlemen, and I think perhaps you'd better.” ThinkingInterestingGentlemanHats Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
