Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.

Artists are visionaries. We routinely practice a form of faith, seeing clearly and moving toward a creative goal that shimmers in the distance - often visible to us, but invisible to those around us.

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

We waste a lot of time and a lot of talent trying to write for the common reader, whom we will never meet. Instead we should be writing for our ideal reader.

It is important to remember that at first blush, going sane feels just like going crazy.

Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy.

Taking the time to write in our lives gives us the time of our lives. As we describe our environments, we begin to savor them. Even the most rushed and pell-mell life begins to take on the patina of being cherished.