I have never cared about setting world records, or filling my boat with fish, or, for that matter, even catching fish. I go for the experience of spending six hours in the arms of the ocean, never thinking of a single thing except chasing fish.

Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.

Whether it's a letter, song lyrics, part of a novel, or instructions on how to fix a kitchen sink, it's writing. You keep your craft honed, you acquire the discipline to finish things. You turn into a self-taskmaster.

Is it time for your medication or mine?

Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition.

Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it.

Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat.