I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the page can be as affecting as where the text is. Like when Miles Davis doesn't play, it has a poignancy to it.
“On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe.”
“Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.”