Selecting a variable similar to a column

[Rick Stephenson]

I am using Oracle EE 8.1.7   Is there a way to select a variable similar to selecting a normal column of a table?  Or do I have to user dbms_output.put_line….   For example, can this:   declare    lv_FirstName varchar2(20);    lv_LastName varchar2(20); begin    lv_FirstName := 'rick';    lv_LastName := 'stephenson';    dbms_output.put_line(lv_FirstName||' '||lv_LastName); end; /     be written something like this:   declare    lv_FirstName varchar2(20);    lv_LastName varchar2(20); begin    lv_FirstName := 'rick';    lv_LastName := 'stephenson';    select lv_FirstName, lv_LastName from dual; end;     Maybe I am off my rocker, but I thought I would at least ask. When I run this, it tells me that it is looking for an INTO variable.  I don’t want to put it into a variable, I want it to return as if it were a select statement.     Thanks for your help,   Rick Stephenson