The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

You honor your writing space by recovering, if you are an addict. You honor your writing space by becoming an anxiety expert, a real pro at mindfulness and personal calming. You honor your writing space by affirming that you matter, that your writing life matters, and that your current writing project matters. You honor your writing space by entering it with this mantra: “I am ready to work.” You enter, grow quiet, and vanish into your writing.

Creativity is the marriage humanity makes with eternity.

Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.

When a thing is not done, continuing to work is the strength; but when it is done, the strength lies in stopping.

Almost nothing beautiful or brilliant happens unless a person has thought about it a lot.

Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who do not court the creative muses.