It was while reading the journals of the renowned 18th-century English naturalist Gilbert White, in which White's pet turtle plays a recurrent role, that Klinkenborg conceived of writing from the point of view of that turtle, noting to himself, as he revealed in a recent interview, that it seemed a "good idea".
John XXIII conceived of writing it in October 1962 -- in the midst of the Cuban missile crisis -- during the late-night hours when he passed back and forth from his writing desk to his private chapel, composing a message sent to Kennedy and Khrushchev in hopes of bringing them into agreement and preventing a war that might incinerate millions in its opening salvos.
He was flanked by Mr. Gelman, who sipped watermelon juice, and joined in explaining how the two — who are brothers-in-law — conceived of writing about Mr. Milchan, who had been vaguely identified in Israel's press as the "Chuck Norris of the Lakam".
And then there was the extraordinary project undertaken by Stéphane Mallarmé, who in 1874 conceived of, wrote, edited, and designed eight issues of the fashion magazine La Dernière Mode: fashion news, fashion theory, book and theatre essays, notes on food, and even dress designs — a loving mix of seriousness and satire.
This kind of video would probably be conceived of, written and placed by ad agencies in much the same way that TV commercials are now assembled.
"I cannot conceive of not writing.
I liked this wording and meaning particularly though at the moment didn't think I would conceive of my writing what I'm terming a love letter to its author.
And while it's possible to conceive of a writing system in which the emoji actually represents something different—"fish," perhaps, or the concept of dignity that's not how it's actually used.
And while it's possible to conceive of a writing system in which the emoji actually represents something different – "fish", perhaps, or the concept of dignity – that's not how it's actually used.
Nor can we conceive of any," Rosenbaum wrote.
