I've always felt like my nose is pressed to glass. I always feel a little bit like an outsider.
I never feel so alive as when I'm writing and the work is going well.
I did want to feel like life's all of one piece.
Our pain is a part of who we authentically are.
It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
My journals were a clearing house - a garbage can. Once I was writing seriously, I understood that this was the stuff that didn't belong in my work.