31.   Americans live with an information overload, bombarded by written words, television talking heads, and on-line cyberbabble.

32.   Americans often hear it said that television is the most powerful method for transmitting ideas since the invention of the written word.

33.   And angry deities with lightning predate Christianity and the written word.

34.   And the written word paired with images is endemic, from comic books and T-shirts to television and print ads.

35.   And the written word was included.

36.   And yet the ability to communicate via the written word is crucial.

37.   As I said, this is a form of communication that magnifies the power and the immediacy of the written word.

38.   As a baby, Shawn sat up, crawled and walked at the normal times, but his parents knew his early curiosity with written words was unusual.

39.   As more and more men became obsessed with the written word, they became increasingly sexist.

40.   As you grew up, it was obvious you had a gift for the written word.