When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay.

Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.

Did you write today? Then you're a writer today.

Workaholism is a block, not a building block.

Many of us believe that 'real artists' do not experience self-doubt. In truth, artists are people who have learned to live with doubt and do the work anyway.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

We talk about self-expression but need to pause and remember that self-expression requires a self to express.