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For some reason lately, the brashly fervent creator of Rails, David Heinemeier-Hansson, (who I think is awesome, by the way) has been directing readers of his blog Loud Thinking to the “fact” that Rails doesn’t have too many women-folk in its scene.

One of the women-folk who *is* in the Rails world and who I really love the writing of, is Amy Hoy. Of course, who can NOT like her immutable style, also? :) She appears to really appreciate quality. I especially loved one of her recent posts, simply quoting a small section of The Sentence is a Lonely Place by Gary Lutz.

Gary manages to masterfully direct our attention to quality as we read his words. In just the same way that carefully selected paper and typography bring my attention to the moment and make me “take more care”, Gary Lutz words seem to transcend the mere collection of syllables by the fact of their combination. He describes it himself in is piece. It’s wonderful.

I’m quite thankful to Amy for sharing it. It’s like waking up on a “good day” when everything feels like it’s going to go right. :)

Thanks, Amy.